The Lacuna Fund relies on artificial intelligence in agriculture in Africa (Commod Africa)

Commod Africa published an article stating that the Lacuna Fund will implement a series of projects in the field of artificial intelligence and the agricultural sector on the African continent, which will make it possible to assess yields and detect diseases in several types. essential crops in the diet of many Africans. Among the projects that have already started, we can count, for example, the financing of the Lacuna Fund from ACRE Africa and IFPRI which implemented the “Eyes on the Ground” project. It will provide training data and will allow the use of smartphones to create a unique dataset of georeferenced crop images as well as labels on input use, crop management, phenology, crop damage, and yields.