In Matungulu ward in Kenya’s Machakos County, farmer John Wambua photographs his maize leaves with a smartphone and receives a diagnosis within 20 seconds — a fall armyworm infestation, with recommended solutions to address it. “This app has greatly helped me and many farmers around this area,” Wambua said, adding that the tool diagnoses problems,…
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is set to launch Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) today — 17 February. Through this AI-powered multilingual tool, farmers will be able to access smart, fast, and accurate information. The launch of Bharat-VISTAAR will take place in Jaipur at State Institute of Agricultural Management (SIAM) at…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her Budget 2026 speech, announced Bharat Vistaar, a new multilingual, AI-powered digital platform designed to strengthen the last-mile delivery of agricultural knowledge across India. The tool aims to make scientific farming advice easier to access for farmers,…
South African farmers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to improve productivity, manage farms more efficiently and overcome regulatory challenges, according to a GreenCape report on AI adoption in agriculture. The report defines agricultural technology, also known as agtech or agritech, as a broad set of innovations applied to farming. These include hardware such as drones,…
Overview AI in agriculture improves efficiency by enabling real-time decisions through data, sensors, and smart machines.Computer vision and AI systems reduce i …
