AGRIBUSINESS: Farmers in India are using AI to increase crop yields.

AGRIBUSINESS: Farmers in India are using AI to increase crop yields. The fields had been freshly plowed. The furrows ran straight and deep. Yet, thousands of farmers across Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Karnataka waited to get a text message before they sowed the seeds.

The SMS, which was delivered in Telugu and Kannada, their native languages, told them when to sow their groundnut crops. 

 In a few dozen villages in Telengana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, farmers are receiving automated voice calls that tell them whether their cotton crops are at risk of a pest attack, based on weather conditions and crop stage. Meanwhile in Karnataka, the state government can get price forecasts for essential commodities such as tur (split red gram) three months in advance for planning for the Minimum Support Price (MSP). 

Ways agriculture can benefit from artificial intelligence.

 Welcome to digital agriculture, where technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Machine Learning, Satellite Imagery and advanced analytics are empowering small-holder farmers to increase their income through higher crop yield and greater price control. 

 AI-based sowing advisories lead to 30% higher yields.