Posted 2/1/2024, 10:41:00 AM
Telangana's Saagu Baagu AI Initiative Boosts Chilli Farmer Yields 21%, Increases Incomes
- The Telangana government in India launched an AI-powered initiative called "Saagu Baagu" to help chilli farmers increase yields.
- Solutions included a crop advisory chatbot, machine learning for soil testing, and computer vision for crop quality assessment.
- Over an 18-month pilot, farmers saw a 21% increase in plant growth per acre and reduced pesticide/fertilizer use.
- The program increased farmer incomes by 8% and has expanded to 500,000 farmers growing various crops.
- The success shows the potential of AI to revolutionize agriculture through scalable technologies that increase efficiency, sustainability and profits.