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Google, Gates Foundation Expand AI Support To 200 Million Farmers
Google and the Gates Foundation will direct $100 million toward AI tools for 200 million smallholder farmers.
What happened
Google has partnered with the Gates Foundation to direct $100 million to organisations scaling AI-powered climate and crop insights for 200 million smallholder farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The target is four times the earlier reach of 50 million farmers. Google researchers will provide technical support as organisations deploy real-time climate, agricultural and language AI tools. Smallholder farmers operate more than 500 million farms and produce nearly 35% of the world’s food, but often lack access to satellite data, financial services and public support for managing increasingly unpredictable weather.
Why it matters
The initiative expands planned access to AI-based climate and agricultural information for 200 million farmers, addressing gaps in data and support that affect smallholder producers facing unpredictable weather.
Source: Google Blog