Artificial Intelligence in agriculture can revolutionize economy: VC.

MULTAN -- Vice Chancellor of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan (MNSUAM) Asif Ali Sunday said that artificial intelligence could help improve agriculture sector by providing facilities in different ways.

Such ways included forecast weather changing pattern, temperature, moisture, pace of wind, soil condition, harvesting technology, detection of disease in crops/plants, poor plant nutrition and it could present precise solution of all problems of crops.

Talking to reporter, he said, agriculture is backbone of country's economy. It accounts for nearly 19% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). With agro-based products, the sector fetches 80% of the country's total export earnings. More than 42 percent of the labour force is directly or indirectly engaged with agriculture sector.

"Agriculture sector offers raw materials to major industries including textile, leather, rice processing, edible oil, sugar and some others. However, this very much important sector is faced with many challenges including poor quality seeds, substandard fertilizers, fake pesticides, attack of different diseases on crops, low fertility of soil, weeds, excessive use of pesticides as well as some other toxic chemicals and above all, conventional ways of agricultural practices", remarked Asif.

Asif hinted that many countries including America, China, and European nations achieved commendable successes in agriculture sector by utilizing modern technologies especially

"Artificial Intelligence" (AI) in Agriculture sector.

The artificial intelligence in agriculture sector is playing important role in resolving problems, including management of crops, soil...