Bhubaneswar, Aug. 30 -- Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Kremer today recommended the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based forecasting that considers rainfall, temperature and humidity to better predict pest outbreaks.
He said such forecasting would enable farmers to adopt precautionary and preventive measures, thereby safeguarding crops from abnormal weather conditions.
Prof. Kremer stressed the importance of integrating multiple weather forecasting models with the existing Krushi Samruddhi Helpline (KSH) system of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment (DA&FE).
He, along with a 12-member team from the University of Chicago, visited Krushi Bhavan to discuss their ongoing research project on weather forecast disseminatio...