Krishi 24/7
Context:
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW) has launched Krishi 24/7, marking a significant stride in the agricultural sector.
What is Krishi 24/7?
- Krishi 24/7 is a pioneering AI-powered solution designed for automated agricultural news monitoring and analysis.
- This innovative system was created through a collaborative effort between the DA&FW, the Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and received support from Google.
- The solution’s primary goal is to assist the department in identifying pertinent news, generating timely alerts, and taking immediate action to safeguard the interests of farmers.
- It aims to promote sustainable agricultural growth by enhancing decision-making processes.
- Utilizing advanced technology, this tool scans news articles in various languages and effectively translates them into English.
- By extracting crucial information from these articles, including headlines, crop names, event types, dates, locations, severity, summaries, and source links, the system ensures the timely dissemination of significant updates to the ministry.
