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During the Valedictory Ceremony of Krushi Odisha 2023, Governor of Odisha Prof. Ganeshi Lal launched Ama KrushAI, an AI-powered ChatBot designed to help farmers access agronomic practices, government schemes, and loan products from more than 40 commercial and cooperative banks.
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment has been digitizing agronomic advisory content developed by verified academic institutions such as the Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology for its diverse agro-climate.
The Ama KrushAI algorithm was trained on this knowledge set to effectively answer farmers’ questions on a wide range of topics. It gives farmers personalized responses based on their data in the Krushak Odisha state farmers’ database as well as their historical digital activity recorded on various agri-gov-tech systems.
Director of Agriculture and Food Production Prem Chandra Chaudhary said that “The government is continuously working for the betterment of farmers. Under the 5T programme, this is the latest step we are taking towards leveraging Artificial Intelligence to improve the extension delivery for millions of farmers in our state. The app would be beneficial for the farmers as well as officials. We will be doing further pilots and this will soon be launched for all farmers across the state”.
Traditionally, agricultural extension services are solely driven by government machinery, which consists of extension workers who serve as the single point of contact for all agricultural information. The government’s new approach, which combines human expertise with artificial intelligence, is expected to transform agricultural extension delivery in Odisha.
Following successful pilots, the government intends to roll out Ama KrushAI to all farmers in the state on a large scale. The department also intends to implement text-to-speech translation, allowing farmers to listen to the answers to their Odia queries rather than reading them on the app.
ChatGPT, a chatbot created by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, can generate human-like responses, allowing for natural conversation between the user and the virtual assistant. In January, it had an estimated 100 million monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application, and it had over 590 million visits.
Ama KrushAI has shown the ability to have a similar impact in the agricultural domain in Odisha. Ama KrushAI is a significant step toward improving extension services for millions of farmers in the state, as part of the government’s ongoing commitment to the betterment of farmers.
Source:OCN
