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🌍 Reducing methane emissions in dairy #farming is essential for a sustainable future, and we are proud to be part of the solution! In collaboration with the University of California, Davis, Hawassa University, and the Global Methane Hub, we’re working on a Feed Ration Formulation (FRF) tool that optimizes dairy feed for cost, nutrition, and lower emissions. We recently piloted this tool with Ethiopian #farmers, who liked its simplicity and potential to boost productivity. As we expand to India, Kenya, and beyond, this tool will empower farmers to adopt sustainable practices that are better for our #climate and planet. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gEDTVQqa

Last week, we had the honor of joining long-standing, knowledgeable agricultural experts at the 2024 Borlaug Dialogue, hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation. Our CEO, Rikin Gandhi, was thrilled to give a keynote, where he joined thought leaders in exploring how agricultural #technology can drive sustainable solutions for global food security. Learn more about how we're using generative #AI to provide smallholder farmers with the localized information they need to thrive 👉 Farmer.Chat #FoodPrize24

🎉 We're excited to announce the successful conclusion of our FRAME project (Fostering Resilience in Agriculture through MRV Experimentation) in Bihar, India! Together with JEEVIKA, Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar, Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition , Environmental Defense Fund, and FAIR Forward, we reached over 300k farmers to enhance #climate resilience through sustainable practices and worked with over 24,000 farmers on data-driven decision-making. Key highlights: 🔑 92% early rice transplantation in 2023 🔑 Optimized nitrogen use for wheat and rice farmers 🔑 #AI-driven yield predictions via the Zindi Africa challenge The project also developed a scalable data collection model for JEEViKA’s frontline workers, integrating digital tools and geofencing, and empowered farmers with personalized climate-smart advice through Farmer Scorecards. We learned that while machine learning models show great promise, further validation with larger datasets is key for wider application. Co-funded by FAIR Forward (a project of Indo-German Development Cooperation, this project has set the stage for our upcoming Zero Hunger Zero Carbon Project, which will expand into livestock management and regenerative energy practices. Check out the full report and learnings: https://bit.ly/3UoIyY7 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

🌱 Smallholder #farmers—nearly 500 million globally—play a critical role in food security, yet they often lack timely, accurate agricultural advice due to limited extension services, especially in regions like Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. 📲 Recognizing this challenge, we partnered with CGIAR to create Farmer.Chat: an #AI-powered platform that acts as a digital extension agent. From real-time weather updates to market insights, Farmer.Chat’s smart design ensures farmers get the support they need, right at their fingertips. 🌟 Farmer.Chat uses the innovative LLM-as-a-Judge framework, co-developed with Hugging Face to ensure responses are accurate, relevant, and tailored to each farmer's needs. Already supporting 20,000 farmers daily, it has already answered over 300,000 queries in six languages! ➡️ Our own Vineet Singh, along with Rajsekar Manokaran and Aymeric Roucher wrote a blog post to describe how Farmer.Chat works, especially the LLM-as-a-judge system. Learn more about it here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6VWKiYp #AiForGood

🌾Our Chief Strategy Officer, Alesha (Black) Miller will be speaking at The Opportunity of AI in the Fields of Small-Scale Farmers event, hosted by MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates)! Join us as she shares insights on how #AI can revolutionize smallholder farming, boost productivity, and drive sustainable growth in #agriculture. Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKWs4HJA #AIForGood #MEDA2024

We were thrilled to be part of the #AI and Social Impact panel at TEDAI San Francisco last week, hosted by Fast Forward and moderated by Kevin Barenblat Our CEO, Rikin Gandhi spoke on driving AI-powered solutions for farmers, and joined Gemma Turon from Ersilia, using AI to tackle infectious diseases, and Vishal Sunil from Rocket Learning, reimagining early education in #India, to discuss the power of hyperlocal #AI to spark global change. Dive more into our stories and insights in this video 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNwr5-AR

Meet Rakhi from #India who is transforming her day-to-day work with the help of Farmer.Chat, our #AI assistant. From monitoring crops to receiving real-time farming advice by using Farmer.Chat, she’s making smarter decisions that protect her yield and boost productivity. She is now helping other #farmers in her community access the AI assistant so they too can get timely and custom advice regarding their farming needs. Check it out👉 https://lnkd.in/e5F-VUDt 

It was great to share the stage with Rob Sherman and many other Meta Privacy experts at the Global Innovation and Policy Flyout last week. We're honored to be a Llama Impact Grant recipient and work with One Acre Fund to fine tune Llama for Farmer.Chat and continue building open source tech for good. #AIForGood

Get ready to level up your storytelling skills! 🎥 We collaborated with the FAO on a new Participatory Video in Agrifood Systems and Digital Environments course. It’s the perfect opportunity to learn how to create powerful, community-driven #videos that amplify rural voices and spark real change. Whether you're a communication expert, a civil society leader, or a field worker, this free course covers everything you need, from video basics to engaging communities. Don’t miss out—enroll and get certified 👉 https://lnkd.in/dS9KVJMm

We’re excited to be featured as one of the eight powerful examples of #ResponsibleAI in action, spanning sectors like agriculture, health, education, and human rights in a new report by Caribou Digital, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Explore the case studies, including Farmer.Chat, our AI-powered digital assistant for agricultural extension👉 https://bit.ly/3TXfaYN These are three responsible practices in #AI for development highlighted in the report: 👉Do no harm. Many of the organizations are taking it slow and integrating AI with strict oversight. 👉Keep humans in the loop. Ensure AI doesn’t operate without human guidance for quality assurance purposes. 👉Pursue fairness and inclusivity by reducing possible biases while using AI tools, by using and refining open source tools AI, and by sharing findings with the AI4D community of practice. #AI4D #AIForDevelopment #SustainableDevelopment Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI4D)