TNPSC Thervupettagam

Artificial Intelligence for digital agriculture

November 1 , 2017 2580 days 1236 0
  • Karnataka government inks MoU with Microsoft to use AI for digital agriculture.
  • Karnataka government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft for empowering farmers with technology-oriented solution like Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics.
  • The MoU is also aimed at using digital tools that have the potential to deliver cutting edge innovations and artificial intelligence to help farmers get higher crop yields in the state.
  • Microsoft in collaboration with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has deployed a Sowing Advisory Service in the kharif season on a limited pilot, under the “Bhoochetana” project.
Bhoochetana project
  • It’s a novel mission mode project with the mission goal of increasing average productivity of selected rain fed crops by 20%.

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