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FIGHTING PEST AND DISEASE
Among the uses for AI in Africa is dealing with crop losses from pests and diseases in the agriculture sector.
Ghana, for instance, is among Africa’s largest producers of cashew nuts, but at least 30 per cent of its crop yield is ravaged by insect pests every year.
AI engineer Darlington Akogo, who founded the company KaraAgro AI, said his firm harnesses technology to provide solutions that boost productivity in sectors such as agriculture and health.
He started using a drone to help detect diseases on a cashew farm in Ghana last year, after its owners contacted him for help.
“We fly the drone across the field, capture images, and then we run those images through the AI system. It will analyse each of them, tell you which ones have diseases, which ones have pests, and where they are,” Mr Akogo told CNA.
“So when the farmer gets that information, he can go back to the farm and then treat that disease and pest.”
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