ICRISAT’s AI-based Agromet Advisory Service

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Recently, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and ICAR have launched an AI-based context-specific Agromet Advisory Service to boost farming.

About ICRISAT’s AI-based Agromet Advisory Service

• ICRISAT’s AI-based Agromet Advisory Service is a new initiative which harness artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to provide real-time, personalised climate advisory services to farmers.
• It aims to equip smallholder farmers with hyper-local, actionable weather and climate insights, enabling them to make informed decisions amid increasing climate variability.
• The initiative will provide farmers with timely, actionable recommendations for critical decisions such as sowing, irrigation, and pest management.
• These advisories will be delivered through user-friendly digital channels, including an AI-powered WhatsApp bot, ensuring easy access even in remote farming communities. ​
• The project is supported under the Government of India’s Monsoon Mission III.
• The project will first be implemented in Maharashtra, through ICAR’s Agro-Meteorological Field Units (AMFUs) to reach smallholder farmers. Insights from this phase will inform a national rollout and serve as a model for South-South expansion.
• Organisations involved: The Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA-ICAR), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), and Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) joined the initiative.
• The Intelligent Systems Advisory Tool (iSAT), a digital platform developed and piloted by ICRISAT and partners during Monsoon Mission II is now being upgraded into a fully functional AI-powered tool under this new initiative.
  • iSAT was initially designed to transform complex climate and agronomic data into personalised, science-based advisories.

Source: BL

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