Pune: Baramati's Agriculture Development Trust To Introduce Online Course On Use Of AI In Agriculture

Pune: Baramati's Agriculture Development Trust To Introduce Online Course On Use Of AI In Agriculture

The course is titled 'Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture Technology and Climate Change'

PTIUpdated: Friday, October 27, 2023, 02:41 PM IST
article-image
Pune: Baramati's Agriculture Development Trust To Introduce Online Course On Use Of AI In Agriculture |

Pune: The Baramati-based Agriculture Development Trust (ADT) will introduce an online course in applying artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of farmers and tackling climate change, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said.

The course titled 'Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture Technology and Climate Change' will be launched next year, he said at a press conference on Thursday.

The former Union minister, who is also a co-founder of ADT, said that the course has been designed by the University of Oxford.

It will help farmers in management and yield prediction, water management and drought forecast, farm resource allocation, soil management, crop rotation, pest and disease management, and sustainable agriculture practices, according to an ADT release.

Ajit Jaokar, course director, Artificial Intelligence: Cloud and Edge Implementation, University of Oxford, who was present at the press conference, said their focus is to see how the AI technology can be used at the ground level and for the benefit of farmers.

RECENT STORIES

'Vision for Pune': Assembly Candidates to Face Tough Questions on Traffic, Water Crisis, and...

'Vision for Pune': Assembly Candidates to Face Tough Questions on Traffic, Water Crisis, and...

Voter Awareness Campaigns in Karad and Phaltan: Students Create Maharashtra Map to Promote Electoral...

Voter Awareness Campaigns in Karad and Phaltan: Students Create Maharashtra Map to Promote Electoral...

Hingoli: 989 Voters Use Home-to-Voting Facility

Hingoli: 989 Voters Use Home-to-Voting Facility

Aurangabad: Amid Slogans like 'Vote Jihad' and 'Batange to Katange,' Voters Seek Focus on Water,...

Aurangabad: Amid Slogans like 'Vote Jihad' and 'Batange to Katange,' Voters Seek Focus on Water,...

Pune River Revival Team Releases People's Manifesto for Clean Rivers, Sustainable Water Management...

Pune River Revival Team Releases People's Manifesto for Clean Rivers, Sustainable Water Management...