Wadhwani AI’s Krishi 24/7, an AI-driven tool for automated news monitoring and analysis, has been launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW). Developed with a $1 million grant from Google.org, Krishi 24/7 addresses the need for an efficient mechanism to identify and manage agricultural news articles of interest to facilitate timely decision-making. It will assist the Directorate of Extension Division under MoAFW in identifying relevant news, generating timely alerts, and taking prompt action to protect farmers’ interests and promote sustainable agricultural growth through improved decision-making.
The AI tool scans news articles in multiple languages, translates them into English, and extracts crucial information such as headlines, crop names, event types, dates, locations, severity, summaries, and source links. This ensures that the ministry receives timely updates on pertinent events published on the web.
Krishi 24/7 offers the following features-
Timely updates on relevant agricultural events.
Prompt action on critical matters with targeted alerts.
Broader accessibility by processing news articles in regional languages and translating them into English.
Centralized news sourcing for easy comprehension and analysis.
Data-driven decision-making with enhanced tracking and analytics.
Mr. JP Tripathi, Associate Director (Ag) at Wadhwani AI, highlighted their commitment to developing AI solutions for news monitoring and validation. He stated, “We want to build AI solutions for existing challenges where news monitoring and validation have been manual and time-consuming. A similar event tracking and analysis solution for disease outbreaks has been successfully deployed by the institute with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). By collaborating with the DA&FW and other central government bodies, we are dedicated to equipping them with effective tools that improve the information flow through enhanced data-driven decisions.”
During the launch, Secretary (A&FW) Shri Manoj Ahuja encouraged the ongoing improvement stating, “This news monitoring system will not just keep us informed but empower us to shape the narrative. In the spirit of continuous improvement, he further suggested that we remain open to enhancing this system as we move forward. As the world evolves, so should our tools and methods. Let us work together to ensure that this news monitoring system becomes a dynamic force, adaptable to the changing landscape of information, and a valuable asset in our mission to better serve our farmers.”
Joint Secretary (Extension) Shri Samuel Praveen Kumar provided insights into the solution’s functions, which aim to provide near real-time monitoring of news articles on the agricultural ecosystem to assist the DA&FW in identifying relevant news and creating alerts for timely action.
The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI) is an impact-driven AI institute based in India, collaborating with governments and global partners to address complex problems in developing countries using AI solutions to create positive change at scale.
