Context:
Recently, the Union Agriculture Ministry, in collaboration with the Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI), developed Krishi 24/7.
Relevance:
GS III: Agriculture
Krishi 24/7 – The AI-Powered Agricultural News Monitoring Solution:
- Innovation in Agriculture: Krishi 24/7 is a pioneering AI-powered solution designed for automated agricultural news monitoring and analysis. The initiative receives support from Google.org, demonstrating the fusion of technology and agriculture.
- Multi-Lingual Scanning: One of its prominent features is the ability to scan news articles in various languages, transcending language barriers. It then translates these articles into English, making them more accessible for analysis.
- Extracting Essential Information: Krishi 24/7 goes a step further by extracting crucial information from these news articles. It identifies and compiles data like headlines, crop names, event types, dates, locations, severity, summaries, and source links. This systematic extraction ensures that the Ministry of Agriculture receives prompt and relevant updates about events published on the web.
- Fulfilling a Crucial Need: The introduction of Krishi 24/7 addresses the significant requirement for an efficient mechanism that can identify and manage agricultural news articles. This is instrumental in facilitating timely decision-making processes, particularly for events that impact the agricultural sector.
- Supporting the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: Krishi 24/7 plays a pivotal role in aiding the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW). By helping identify pertinent news articles, generating timely alerts, and enabling swift action, the solution protects farmers’ interests and fosters sustainable agricultural growth through improved and informed decision-making.
