Beating drought one text at a time
Scientists, meteorologists, start-ups and Microsoft India are coming together to crunch weather data to help farmers beat climate risks and boost yield and profit.
Success story from a cassava farmer in Busia County, Kenya
PlantVillage Nuru, an AI smartphone assistant and 2019 Inspire Challenge Scale-Up Winner, is helping farmers cassava farmers increase yields by detecting plant disease and providing options on the best ways to manage it.
Uber for tractors: a digital tool to cut rice losses
The EasyHarvest app in the Philippines is already cutting rice postharvest losses for farmers and reducing transport emissions.
Artificial intelligence to track pests and diseases in India
The Plantix app in India uses machine learning, helping thousands of farmers detect and diagnose disease and pest damage.
VIDEO: Q&A with Monique Morrow from Vetri.global
Interview by 2019 Youth in Data Delegate Habeebuddin Mir at the BIG DATA Convention held in Hyderabad, India, 16-18 October.