Eyeing exports, India to tap AI for quality checks, distribution, storage

For quality checks, distribution, storage

- Vijay C Roy & Dhirendra Kumar

AI-enabled analyzers assess moisture content, impurities and overall grain quality in wheat, rice and other cereals.

(PT)

As India manages record procurement volumes at home while cementing its role as a key supplier in the global food markets, the government is preparing to roll out artificial intelligence (AI)-powered automated grain analyzers next year to modernize how food grains are tested, stored and distributed, two people with direct knowledge of the development said.

A pilot project based on this plan was undertaken during the kharif marketing year of 2021-22.