Can artificial intelligence help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change?

Published: March 19, 2023, 11:30 p.m.

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The effects of climate change on weather patterns around the world, including seasonal temperatures and rainfalls, are being felt keenly in agriculture \\u2013 with shifting seasons and varying yields undermining years of habit-formed knowledge and process. Technology experts are helping farmers, including in some of the world\\u2019s poorest regions, adapt to the new food production landscape through the use of artificial intelligence, or AI, and machine learning.

Presenters Sophie Eastaugh and Luke Jones are joined by:\\nRanveer Chandra, Managing Director for Research for Industry and the CTO of Agri-Food at Microsoft\\nHimanshu Gupta, Co-founder and CEO of ClimateAI\\nDr Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute

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Producer: Ben Cooper\\nResearchers: Matt Toulson and Laura Cain\\nProduction co-ordinator: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill\\nSeries Producer: Alex Lewis\\nEditor: Richard Fenton-Smith\\nSound Engineer: James Beard

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