Farmers in Argentina are using Dutch laser technology to counter bird damage to their crops, such as sunflowers, berries and grapes.
Bird Control Group of the Netherlands conducted successful trials and demonstrations on deterring birds with Agrilasers at agriculturalfields in Argentina.
Local farmers decreased their crop loss by 70 to 90 per cent.
The projects were sponsored by the Dutch government as a part of the subsidy scheme for demonstration projects, feasibility studies and investment preparation studies (DHI).
"In recent months we have been conducting trials with our Agrilaser technology in various regions of Argentina. We wanted to test the effect of our laser technology on different birds and investigate how we can increase the profitability of the local farmers", said Imre Knol, commercial director for the Bird Control Group.
The company is the global market leader in innovative laser bird repelling solutions.
The trials were done in collaboration with INTA, the only nationally and independently operating agricultural research center in Argentina.
