Artificial intelligence helps tackle agricultural pest

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27 June 2018--- Fall Armyworm is spreading quickly across sub-Saharan Africa, devastating crops and farmer’s livelihoods. Experts fear the pest could eventually spread to the Middle East and Europe. But a new mobile phone app ‘Nuru’, which uses machine learning and artificial intelligence, offers some hope in tackling the pest problem.

Allan Hruska is the Principal Technical Coordinator on the Fall Armyworm response at the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).

Interview: Charlotta Lomas, FAO

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