Why do Small farmers data-face a lot of challenges?Small farmers in india have to deal with many problems other than farming. Due to these problems, their income is low and livelihood becomes difficult. Less rainfall, sudden floods or excessive heat, all these affect the crop and farmers suffer losses.Infestation of pests and spread of diseases in crops is also a big problem for farmers. This spoils their crop. Many times, due to poor quality of soil, lack of water or excessive use of pesticides, the crop yield decreases. Many farmers need money for farming and they are forced to take loans from local moneylenders at high interest. This increases the burden of debt on them.Many times, after harvesting the crop, there is a problem in its transportation and storage, due to which the crop gets spoiled. Sometimes up to 40% of the crop gets wasted. Farmers do not get the right price for selling their crop. Many times the farmers' crops do not meet the market standards, due to which they data-face difficulty in selling their crops. If these problems are solved, the income of farmers can increase and their lives can be better.AI4AI Initiative: Did 'Sagu Bagu' increase the income of farmers in Telangana?The World Economic Forum has started a program called 'AI4AI' to improve farming with the use of AI. Under this program, a pilot project called 'Sagu Bagu' was run in telangana, the results ofwhich have been excellent.This project has been started jointly by the telangana government, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital Green. In this, farmers are given necessary information and help about chilli cultivation by using AI. The chilli yield of the farmers involved in this project increased by 21% per acre. Farmers have reduced the use of pesticides by 9%. The use of fertilizer has also reduced by 5%. Due to better quality of chilli, farmers have got 8% higher prices. Due to all these benefits, the income of farmers has increased by more than Rs 66,000 per acre, that is, their income has almost doubled. This is an example that shows how AI can improve the lives of farmers and take India's agriculture forward.
