GOOGLE WANTS INDIAN FARMERS TO USE AI IN COTTON CROP...
India is the largest producer and the second largest exporter of cotton in the world. Yet, for the farmers raising cotton crop the year 2017 was horrendous. Reason? Nearly 50 per cent of their yield was destroyed following an attack by the pink bollworm. This happened despite cotton farmers using nearly 55 per cent pesticides in India for their crop. The problem is not availability of pesticides. It's the early detection of pests. A large portion of the cotton crop in 2017 could have been saved if farmers were able to identify pests at an early stage of infestation. Wadhwani AI aims to change that. Wadhwani AI is a non-profit organization based in Mumbai. The organisation says that it is dedicated to using artificial intelligence for social good. The company focuses on using AI in their field of health and agriculture. Before we understand what how this startup is helping the small cotton farmers in India, it is important to understand what leads to a large infestation, such as...