Srinagar, Oct. 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday called for greater adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and smart farming technologies to address emerging challenges in agriculture and horticulture, stressing that AI must work in tandem with human intelligence.

Addressing an Internal Symposium on AI and Robotics at SKUAST-Kashmir,Lieutenant Governor Sinha said the agriculture sector was moving beyond traditional food-security challenges and preparing to lead through innovation, technology and modern engineering interventions.

Sinha said Jammu and Kashmir provides an appropriate platform to deliberate on these issues, noting that the region's agricultural landscape has historically required f...