Satellite image of smallholder farms in Senegal

AI achieves 84% accuracy in identifying Senegal's smallholder crops with limited data

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This development comes as Senegal's agriculture is predominantly small-scale and rain-dependent, making the population vulnerable to climate shocks. The use of AI for crop identification offers a promising tool for monitoring farming impacts in a region where satellite crop-mapping technologies are largely inaccessible.

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Originally published by gnews

AI achieves 84% accuracy in identifying Senegal's smallholder crops with limited data | PRISM