How Artificial Intelligence is helping farmers in Indian villages India News - Times of India

TOKYO: Last year, an anguished young farmer in Maharashtra's Amravati district flattened his entire cotton crop spread over three acres of land. What drove him to take the extreme step? His crop was damaged by the dreaded pink bollworm pest, a wily worm that eats away cotton bolls and causes extensive crop damage. Sadly, he is not the only cultivator in the state dealing with the problem. Thousands of farmers in Maharashtra have been grappling with the pink bollworm menace for several years despite switching to the genetically-altered BT seeds, which are supposed to resist the pest.