{"id":5425,"date":"2019-05-31T19:31:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T18:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/?p=5425"},"modified":"2019-06-06T14:28:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T13:28:42","slug":"artificial-intelligence-in-african-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/artificial-intelligence-in-african-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial intelligence in African agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Nuru \u2013 an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant at the forefront of agricultural technology that\u2019s changing the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Nuru \u2013 Swahili for light \u2013 was developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/plantvillage.psu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PlantVillage<\/a>, in collaboration with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and other partners. Already, Nuru has learnt to diagnose multiple diseases in cassava, Fall Armyworm infestation in African maize, and diseases in potato and wheat.<\/p>\n<p>In Kenya, Self Help Africa and PlantVillage are working together to bring Nuru to life. In total, 28,000 cassava farmers across seven counties will benefit from the tool, which helps to diagnose viral and mite diseases in cassava, and Fall Armyworm damage in maize.<\/p>\n<p>Although still in beta testing, the response from farmers so far has been positive. Self Help Africa are working with lead farmers \u2013 such as Rosalind Akochi \u2013 training them to then share their experience with around 20 neighbours each.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Rosalind explain more in this video:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"x-resp-embed x-is-video x-is-youtube\"><iframe title=\"Rosaline Akochi\" width=\"877\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2gwEOpcZ6XU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Nuru \u2013 an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant at the forefront of agricultural technology that\u2019s changing the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/artificial-intelligence-in-african-agriculture\/\"> Read 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