NEC and Sumitomo Partner on AI Farming Service to Boost Yields Amid Climate Change
• NEC and Sumitomo Corp. partnering on an AI-powered agricultural support service to improve yields and save resources • Service will analyze data to help farmers amid extreme weather due to climate change • Sumitomo has agricultural materials business in 40 countries; will help NEC roll out service • Service will first roll out for sugar cane, which is seeing increased demand • After sugar cane, service will expand to grains like wheat and soybeans