The Fenómica Vegetal group, belonging to the University of Barcelona and Agrotecnio, together with the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture in Dubai, has developed a model for predicting diseases and pests in horticultural crops.
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Rural crops are not only the main source of income for farmers, they are even the economic basis of some countries, and in turn the food security of the world’s population.
“Annual crop losses due to biotic stresses, such as diseases and pests, ranging from 20 to 40 %. To this must be added the abiotic stresses that crops can suffer from, such as drought, salinity or nutritional deficiencies.” Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
With the ever-increasing population and the great challenge of ensuring food availability in the future, having a system that can detect plant diseases and pests simply with images is a perfect ally for agriculture.
Once again, thanks to Artificial Intelligence, we can anticipate and nip unwanted events in the bud.
