A(I) rich harvest: Maharashtra farmer cuts costs, boosts yield with real-time insights

Sanjeev Mane, a sugarcane farmer in Maharashtra’s Sangli district, gets hourly updates about soil moisture and nutrients in his field, crop disease vulnerabilities, weather forecasts and more from an AI-powered app. He asks the bot how much water or fertiliser is needed. This has made his farming more scientific and helped him save money and his soil health by avoiding excessive inputs. He doesn’t need to rely on experience and intuition like before.

“It’s like having a crop doctor with you… I don’t have to travel 450 km to a university…