| | MAY 20228A griculture is by far the most `organic' sector in the world which serves the economy unconditionally. According to a survey by IBEF, 58 percent of rural house-holds are dependent upon agriculture in India and agriculture is one of the most exported commodities in the world. As there is a sudden jump in the use of technology in different sec-tors, it is observed that the agricultural sector is also getting inclined towards technology. AI (Artificial Intelligence) being a prime reason behind this shift.The population of the world is rapidly increasing and so is the demand for the food supply. The traditional methods of agriculture are not enough to provide for the demand rate. Agribusiness is a blooming field of professionals who are enhancing the work rate to feed the demands. Initially, the application of AI for an organic process like agriculture was certainly against all traditional principles. And there was a lot of resistance, to begin with. However, the demand for more efficiency and accuracy in the sector ended up asking for more involvement of AI. AI is a boon for a lot of sectors and it is a technology for the future. The future beholds the idea of urbanization which is inevitable. Considering the drastic changes happening all around the world, people involved in agribusiness require to outperform themselves and show inexplicably exquisite results. Those results are bounded by the limited time available and human errors. So the use of AI and other technologies is the AI IN AGRICULTURE:A BOON FOR AGRIBUSINESS?By Dr. Asmita Chitnis, Director, Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)Dr. Asmita Chitnis,DirectorVANTAGE POINT
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