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A squad of farmers from Karnataka volition sojourn Maharashtra successful April this twelvemonth to survey Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based agriculture technologies adopted by the farmers of the neighbouring State.
A determination to this effect was taken by the Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers’ Association and Federation of State Farmers’ Organisations astatine its gathering held astatine PWD Guest House successful Mysuru connected Tuesday.
Association president Kurubur Shanthakumar said sugarcane farmers of Maharashtra person adopted Artificial Intelligence (AI) exertion successful agriculture, resulting accrued accumulation and reduced cultivation costs.
“This has led to higher profits for farmers,” Mr. Shanthakumar said, portion sharing the accusation connected the benefits of adopting AI exertion successful agriculture.
Mr. Shanthakumar said helium had spoken implicit the telephone with the farmers of Maharashtra, who person successfully adopted AI exertion successful farming to recognize the strategy better.
The accusation astir these benefits has brought encouragement and happiness among farmers. When the substance was discussed astatine the farmers’ gathering held connected Tuesday, the farmers enthusiastically agreed to sojourn and survey the AI-based cultivation methods.
Hence, a determination was taken that a squad of sugarcane farmers from Karnataka volition sojourn Maharashtra successful April this twelvemonth to observe these AI-based farming practices.
SARFAESI Act
Another contented discussed astatine the gathering was the request for a run against the SARFAESI Act, which the farmers’ assemblage described arsenic a “death warrant” for farmers who had taken slope loans.
Emphasising the request for a farmers’ question against the law, Mr. Shanthakumar said cultivation lands belonging to farmers whitethorn autumn into the hands of capitalists and corporations if the Act is not repealed. Already hundreds of farmers person mislaid their land, helium said.
While a protestation volition beryllium held successful beforehand of the Reserve Bank of India adjacent period to gully the attraction of the Union government, Mr. Shanthakumar said the contented volition besides beryllium raised astatine the farmers’ rally to beryllium held astatine Ramlila Maidan successful New Delhi connected March 19.
