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Agriculture is mostly practiced in rural areas where there is less population and no proper scouting. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) can reduce human involvement in agriculture and solve many issues such as monitoring water levels, detecting crop disease, controlling the consumption of water and many more. UAVs application has contributed to many areas of agriculture such as insecticide as well as fertilizer prospecting and spraying, seed planting, weed recognition, soil mapping using aerial imaging, crop forecasting and so forth. Through these methods, crops can be cultivated without making excess use of water and chemicals which keep them safe and strong. Further, UAVs are replacing the man-made aircrafts because of their peculiar feature of capturing high resolution imagery below cloud level and its flexibility to work on different geographical locations. The multifunctioning UAVs reduce time and increase productivity. Therefore, this chapter provides a review on a smarter agricultural system using UAVs in order to enhance food productivity.