The discussion of AI is everywhere, where someone is reading the praise of it, then someone is telling about the dangers caused by it. At the same time, a few Indian farmers are using AI in farming, which has been informed by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. After this, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has also become fans of these farmers and they did the post of Nadella. Let’s know about it in details.
Satya Nadella posted a post on the X platform (old name Twitter) on Monday. Here he spoke of AI’s positive impact, as well as the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in increasing yields in small fields in Maharashtra.
In the video, Nadella says, I want to tell an example, which is of small farmers who have been part of Baramati (Maharashtra) Co-op, where they adopted this powerful technology. A small landowner has improved his farming. The use of chemicals was reduced here, water use improved and the numbers he finally shared was surprising.
Nadella’s post
Get real time information
In Nadella video, it is said that data from weather, soil, drone and satellite is used and farmers get real time information in their language. Let us tell you that this entire data is processed through the Azure Data Manager of MicrosF, after which it gives simple and daily recandation through the mobile app. Azure Data Manager is specially designed for farming.
Better results seen in farming with the help of AI
The report of Business Today said that the result was seen after using AI technology. In Maharashtra, cultivated in one acre with the help of AI, after which she was more green and more crops were seen there. Research has revealed that AI farming saw a lot of benefit in production. Also, water and chemicals were also less used. This has also increased well in yield.
AI was presented at 2024 Agricultural Festival
The Agriculture Development Trust Baramati introduced AI farming during its 2024 Agricultural Festival. It shown crops like tomatoes and ladyfingers. This concept was described as a future farm. Many farmers showed interest in this program and 20 thousand farmers also participated in it.
Microsoft had told in one of its blog posts in January that 1 thousand farmers took part in the initial test, out of which 200 farmers had already put sugarcane with the help of AI.