AI could bring data-driven rice agronomy to the world’s most vulnerable fields
Zablon Oyugi -August 18, 2026https://farmersreviewafrica.com/ai-could-bring-data-driven-rice-agronomy-to-the-worlds-most-vulnerable-fields/ For millions of rice farmers worldwide, access to the latest agricultural research remains limited, making it difficult to turn information about soil, weather, crops, pests and water into practical advice for their own fields. However, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) suggest that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)