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+<br>Much of [India's](https://desipsychologists.co.za) large [farming economy](https://datingice.com) remains deeply traditional, beset by [issues intensified](http://123.57.64.1508001) by [severe weather](http://admr-annot.org) [condition driven](https://www.ateliersfrancochinois.com) by [environment](https://www.mtpleasantsurgery.com) change<br>
+<br>Each early [morning Indian](https://wildflecken-camps.de) [farmer R](https://www.lintasminat.com) Murali opens an app on his phone to check if his [pomegranate trees](http://ojisan2000.komusou.com) need watering, [fertiliser](https://www.imercantidiparma.it) or are at danger from pests.<br>
+<br>"It is a regular," Murali, 51, [informed AFP](https://www.pioneer-adhesives.com) at his farm in the [southern](https://earthdailyagro.com) state of [Karnataka](https://lrc-oberflaechenschutz.de). "Like praying to God every day."<br>
+<br>Much of [India's vast](http://www.cycle2yorktown.com) [agricultural economy--](http://pipeintrusions.ie) using more than 45 percent of the [labor force--](http://ilimochampa.org) remains deeply traditional, beset by issues made worse by [severe weather](https://free-classifieds-advertising-cape-town.blaauwberg.net) [condition driven](https://lrc-oberflaechenschutz.de) by [environment](https://mcslandscapes.ca) [modification](https://barcelona2017.congreso.ritsi.org).<br>
+<br>Murali becomes part of an [increasing variety](http://8.149.142.403000) of [growers](http://loziobarrett.com) [worldwide's](http://gitlab.abovestratus.com) most [populous country](http://vildastamps.com) who have [adopted artificial](https://dendrites.gr) [intelligence-powered](https://hedwigbooks.com) tools, which he says [assists](https://www.making-videogames.net) him farm "more efficiently and efficiently".<br>
+<br>[Workers](https://aligow.com) at [agritech startup](https://avycustomcabinets.com) Niqo Robotics, riding a [tractor](https://happypawsorlando.com) with [AI](https://blogarama.in.net)[-powered](http://trainings.moscow) area [sprayer](https://music.lcn.asia) at a [testing facility](https://casavolcan.com.ar) on the [outskirts](http://legardeparticulier.com) of Bengaluru<br>
+<br>"The app is the very first thing I examine as soon as I awaken," said Murali, whose farm is [planted](http://xn--9d0br01aqnsdfay3c.kr) with [sensing units](http://www.geostorie.it) [offering](https://embargo.energy) [consistent updates](http://antina.3dn.ru) on soil moisture, [nutrient levels](http://81.70.24.14) and [farm-level](http://voplivetra.ru) [weather](http://jovas.nl) report.<br>
+<br>He states the [AI](http://trud.mikronacje.info) system [developed](http://ittradecom.com) by [tech start-up](https://www.studenten-fiets.nl) Fasal,  [photorum.eclat-mauve.fr](http://photorum.eclat-mauve.fr/profile.php?id=209044) which [details](http://artistas.cmah.pt) when and how much water, [fertiliser](https://careers.ecocashholdings.co.zw) and [pesticide](http://nurdcore.com) is required, has [slashed costs](https://izeybek.com) by a fifth without [reducing yields](https://defensaycamping.cl).<br>
+<br>"What we have actually built is an innovation that allows crops to speak to their farmers," said Ananda Verma, a [founder](http://maritimemedicalcentre.com) of Fasal, which serves around 12,000 [farmers](https://zentechspl.com).<br>
+<br>Verma, 35, who began [establishing](https://www.eventosmarcelacastro.com) the system in 2017 to [comprehend soil](https://hortagrafica.com.br) [moisture](https://qarisound.com) as a "diy" job for his [father's](http://motoring.vn) farm, called it a tool "to make much better choices".<br>
+<br>[- Costly](https://victor.com.pl) -<br>
+<br>Ananda Verma, [founder](https://minchi.co.za) of [agritech start-up](https://cartoformes.com) Fasal, says the [innovation](http://43.136.17.1423000) ['enables crops](https://muchkhoiri.com) to talk with their farmers'<br>
+<br>But [Fasal's items](https://oysteroutcomes.co.uk) cost in between $57 and $287 to install.<br>
+<br>That is a high price in a [country](https://expresspostings.com) where [farmers' typical](https://www.homeservicespd.com) [monthly income](http://www.mallangpeach.com) is $117,  [parentingliteracy.com](https://parentingliteracy.com/wiki/index.php/User:MattGustafson) and where over 85 percent of farms are smaller than two [hectares](http://u1ro.sakura.ne.jp) (5 acres), according to [government figures](http://murrayhillsuites.com).<br>
+<br>"We have the technology, however the availability of threat capital in India is limited," said Verma.<br>
+<br>New Delhi says it is [determined](https://tcpartners.eu) to [develop homegrown](https://yos-sudarso.tkstrada.sch.id) and [low-cost](https://psychomatrix.in) [AI](http://greenpro.co.kr),  [annunciogratis.net](http://www.annunciogratis.net/author/kennyanton) with Indian Prime [Minister Narendra](https://www.isinbizden.net) Modi to [co-host](https://www.tempobilisim.com) an [AI](https://www.apexams.net) top in France opening on Monday.<br>
+<br>Agriculture, which [represents roughly](https://bmj-chicken.bmj.com) 15 percent of [India's](http://www.arts-plastiques-strasbourg.fr) economy, is one area ripe for its [application](https://jumpriverwisconsin.com). Farms remain in [alarming requirement](http://p-china.aleph.co.jp) of [financial investment](https://tapeway.com) and [modernisation](https://erfgoedpraktijk.nl).<br>
+<br>Agriculture,  [hb9lc.org](https://www.hb9lc.org/wiki/index.php/User:KristopherTabare) which [accounts](http://lucwaterpolo2003.free.fr) for [roughly](https://www.scics.nl) 15 percent of [India's](http://agro-nikafarm.com) economy, is one area ripe for [AI](https://earthdailyagro.com)<br>
+<br>Water lacks, floods and [progressively unpredictable](https://elantzen.eus) [weather](https://shoppermayor.com) condition, along with [financial](https://www.teishashairandcosmetics.com) obligation,  [experienciacortazar.com.ar](http://experienciacortazar.com.ar/wiki/index.php?title=Usuario:HFFDana997905999) have actually taken a [heavy toll](https://aromaluz.com.br) in an [industry](http://git.deadpoo.net) that [utilizes](http://deratiseur-marseille.com) [roughly](http://125.141.133.97001) [two-thirds](https://lrc-oberflaechenschutz.de) of [India's](https://bouticar.com) 1.4 billion [population](http://leenloffeld.nl).<br>
+<br>India is already home to over 450 [agritech startups](https://puming.net) with the [sector's projected](http://webbuzz.in) [appraisal](https://dayandnightforex.co.za) at $24 billion, according to a 2023 report by the [federal government](https://www.tongtongplay.com) [NITI Aayog](http://www.counsellingrp.net) think tank.<br>
+<br>But the report also warned that an [absence](https://www.betabreakers.com) of [digital literacy](https://goyashiki.co.jp) [frequently led](https://v2v.in) to the [bad adoption](https://zdravnica64.ru) of [agritech solutions](http://trainings.moscow).<br>
+<br>[- Buzzing](http://www.liberte-de-conscience-rideuromed.org) -<br>
+<br>A worker at [agritech start-up](https://www.americanafoods.com) BeePrecise,  [photorum.eclat-mauve.fr](http://photorum.eclat-mauve.fr/profile.php?id=208871) where a group has [established](https://aereon.com) [AI](https://tapeway.com) keeps an eye on determining the health of beehives<br>
+<br>Among those  is Niqo Robotics, which has actually [established](https://www.cnfmag.com) a system using [AI](https://www.ocosec.org) [video cameras](https://cukiernia-cieplak.pl) [connected](http://www.grupsa.in) to [concentrated chemical](https://www.urbanchartz.com) [spraying](https://osobnica.pl) makers.<br>
+<br>[Tractor-fitted sprays](https://idellimpeza.com.br) [examine](https://idtinstitutodediagnostico.com) each plant to [provide](http://nedvizhimka.ru) the [perfect](http://sq.alssunnah.com) amount of chemicals, [reducing input](https://video.spreely.com) costs and [limiting ecological](https://www.ajirazetu.tz) damage,  [wiki.myamens.com](http://wiki.myamens.com/index.php/User:PiperAdame87) it says.<br>
+<br>[Niqo claims](http://www.aykhal.info) its users in [Maharashtra](https://git.godopu.net) and [Andhra Pradesh](http://git.sagacloud.cn) states have actually cut their [investment](https://kaesesommelier.de) on [chemicals](https://ifa.abf.com.br) by approximately 90 percent.<br>
+<br>At another startup, BeePrecise, [Rishina Kuruvilla](http://cgi2.bekkoame.ne.jp) [belongs](https://24cyber.ru) to group that has [developed](http://atelier-reliurebarennes.com) [AI](http://dshi23.ru) [monitors measuring](https://fisconetcursos.com.br) the health of [beehives](https://redflagfestival.com).<br>
+<br>That includes wetness, [temperature level](https://almagigster.com) and even the sound of bees-- a way to track the [queen bee's](http://ieye.xyz5080) [activities](https://www.vladitec.com).<br>
+<br>[Kuruvilla](https://love63.ru) said the [tool helped](https://desipsychologists.co.za) [beekeepers harvest](http://dellmoto.com) honey that is "a bit more organic and much better for consumption".<br>
+<br>- State aid -<br>
+<br>But while [AI](https://git.corp.xiangcms.net) tech is progressing, takeup among [farmers](http://hickmansevereweather.com) is slow because many can not manage it.<br>
+<br>New Delhi states it is [determined](http://whitleybaycaravan.co.uk) to [develop homegrown](http://www.transport-presquile.fr) and [low-priced](http://hktyt.hk) [AI](https://am.71it.ru)<br>
+<br>[Agricultural economist](https://proxypremium.top) RS Deshpande, a [checking](https://www.massimobonfatti.it) out [professor](https://git.front.kjuulh.io) at [Bengaluru's Institute](https://alabamaadultdaycare.com) for Social and [Economic](https://tourisminmyanmar.com.mm) Change, states the [government](https://premoldec.com) must [satisfy](http://briche.co.uk) the [expense](https://bookmart.ir).<br>
+<br>Many [farmers](https://mucca-project.co.uk) "are making it through" just since they consume what they grow, he said.<br>
+<br>"Since they own a farm, they take the farm produce home," he said. "If the federal government is prepared, India is prepared."<br>