AI takes over farming; farmers receive accurate information, and the benefits are accruing!

Farmers and AI: In the world of technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer limited to companies or cities. Now, it will show its power not only in cities but also in villages and farms. 

A recent report has revealed that AI is providing farmers with accurate information about monsoons ahead of time. Based on this prediction, farmers are planning their sowing and cropping strategies, which is proving to be very beneficial for them. 

While farmers previously faced difficulties due to weather uncertainty, now with the help of AI, they are reaping huge benefits in farming.

AI has helped about 3.8 crore farmers this year, predicting when the monsoon would start. Google informed in its blog that AI informed 3.8 crore farmers about the arrival of monsoon, after which the farmers sowed crops in their fields accordingly.

The monsoon prediction was done with the help of Google Research's NeuralGCM model. According to the blog post, this proved to be more accurate in weather prediction. 

The NeuralGCM model created by the Google Research team has the capability to replace even the biggest supercomputers. These supercomputers predict the weather, but their cost is very high.

Google's NeuralGCM model predicts weather

conditions in advance, analyzes them, and then delivers results. The good thing is that it can be run on a laptop. This means even ordinary farmers can easily use this tool.

Google is also number one in tests.

Farmers in India want to know when the monsoon will begin so they can plan their crops. However, accurately predicting the monsoon even a month in advance is a very difficult and challenging task. 

To achieve this, a team from the University of Chicago tested several AI models, and Google's NeuralGCM provided the most accurate predictions.

Information received through SMS:

• This summer, the University of Chicago, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, provided monsoon information to 38 million farmers via SMS. This made it easier for farmers to make decisions like deciding the time of sowing, choosing a new crop or waiting to sow.  
• According to research by the University of Chicago, accurate and precise forecasts a month in advance can help farmers make better decisions regarding their crops. This can also increase their income. This technology helps farmers plan their farming according to the weather.