10.4 AI in Agriculture
AI helps farmers grow more with less - spotting crop disease, watering smarter and predicting harvests.
Chapter 10: Practical Applications of AI
Precision agriculture uses drones, satellites and sensors to monitor fields. AI analyses the images and readings to spot which areas need water, fertiliser or attention.
Farmers can snap a photo of a leaf and get a likely crop disease diagnosis from apps like PlantVillage Nuru. Smart sprayers can target individual weeds instead of spraying a whole field.
The benefits: less water and chemical waste, bigger harvests and better planning - which matters a lot as the world needs to feed more people.
Key takeaways
Drones + sensors + AI = precision farming
Disease diagnosis from a phone photo
Less waste, better harvests