When code meets crop

AI-DRIVEN APPS ARE HELPING FARMERS CUT COSTS, SPOT DISEASE EARLY & LIFT YIELDS

- SUDHIR CHOWDHARY

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IS no longer confined to labs and tech hubs. Today, it is transforming agriculture—helping farmers optimise crop planning, spot pests early on and forecast yields. Take Plantix, an AI-driven platform designed to strengthen on-field decision making by offering real-time, expert advisory at scale. Offered as a free app, it helps farmers access reliable agricultural knowledge easily and apply it directly on their fields. Plantix enables them to take timely, informed decisions that improve crop health, productivity and income.

“At its core, Plantix functions as a digital crop doctor allowing farmers to diagnose diseases, pests, and nutrient deficiencies simply by clicking a photo,’ said Simone Strey, its CEO. The app can currently identify nearly 800 crop-disease pairs across more than 60 different crop types. “This advanced AI system can diagnose these issues with 90% plus accuracy, delivering results in seconds and reducing the dependency on manual diagnosis or guesswork.”