Archive · 30 Jul 2025
ICRISAT, ICAR Launch AI-Powered Agri-Advisory Services
Imagine farmers getting smart advice for their crops!
ICRISAT and ICAR have created a special AI system to help.
This system gives farmers tips on when to plant seeds, water their crops, and protect them from bugs.
The advice comes through a WhatsApp bot, so it's easy to use.
It will start in Maharashtra and then hopefully help farmers all over the country and even in other places.
This AI uses weather information to help farmers make smart choices about their farms.
ICRISAT and ICAR launched AI-based personalized agricultural advisory services.
The services provide timely recommendations for decisions like sowing and irrigation.
Advisories will be delivered via digital channels, including an AI-powered WhatsApp bot.
The project will begin in Maharashtra, using ICAR's Agro-Meteorological Field Units.
The initiative aims to equip farmers with weather insights for informed decisions.
- Who
- ICRISAT, ICAR, CRIDA-ICAR, ILRI, IITM, and IMD.
- What
- Launch of AI-based personalized agri-advisory services.
- When
- Published on July 30, 2025
- Where
- Maharashtra (initial implementation), with potential for national and global expansion.
- Why
- To provide farmers with actionable insights for climate-resilient agriculture.
- Organization
- ICRISAT, ICAR
- Service Type
- AI-based personalized agri-advisory
- Focus
- Smallholder Farmers
- Delivery Method
- AI-powered WhatsApp bot
- Initial Implementation Location
- Maharashtra
- Project Name
- AI-powered Context-Specific Agromet Advisory Services for Climate-Resilient Agriculture at Scale