Author: Ambica Vankamamidi
The conversation in Indian agriculture is no longer limited to feeding crops with synthetic fertilisers but to understanding systems to build healthier soils. India, with a population of about 1.27 billion, requires healthier soils that remain productive to produce healthier crops for generations. According to a Centre for Science and Environment report, Indian soils are severely deficient in essential nutrients such as nitrogen and organic carbon. Imbalanced use of fertilisers, limited integration of organic matter and inadequate micronutrient management can affect the nutritional quality. Soil health, crop health and human nutrition are inter-linked. Healthy soils must have beneficial microorganisms that…
Artificial Intelligence can drive the next agricultural revolution in India to achieve the much-required leap in productivity and food security. India witnessed mission mode-driven changes through Green Revolution, White Revolution, Yellow Revolution, Blue Revolution, and Purple Revolution (Aroma Mission). Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Indian agriculture can catalyse innovation to bring holistic changes, making it more efficient, sustainable and inclusive. What is AI? AI is the science of making machines think like humans. A subset of AI is machine learning (ML), which refers to the concept that computer programs can automatically learn from and adapt to new data without being assisted…