Punjab plans to use AI to boost agriculture

The Punjab government plans to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in agriculture to improve farm productivity, sustainability and farmers’ income, with support from the Centre of Excellence at IIT Ropar, officials said on Thursday.

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian chaired a meeting at Punjab Bhawan here to review progress and prepare a roadmap for field-level use of AI-based solutions.

Khudian said new technologies must give clear benefits to farmers.