AI to Help Tobacco Board Grade Tobacco in Andhra Pradesh

Tobacco is a plant that farmers grow, and its leaves are sold at special markets called auction platforms.

Before farmers can sell their tobacco, experts have to look at the leaves and decide how good they are.

This is called grading, and the grade decides how much money farmers get.

Usually, trained people called classifiers do this grading with their own eyes and experience.

But people can sometimes be unfair or make different choices at different times.

Now, a smart computer program will help do the grading instead.

The computer looks at pictures of the tobacco and grades it using special technology called computer vision and deep learning.

The computer gives answers instantly on a mobile app.

This helps farmers get fairer prices and helps buyers keep better track of the tobacco.

The new system will be used at auction platforms in Andhra Pradesh, a region in India.