AIとロボットは、世界がより多くの食物を育てるのを助けることができます。 Even if they are not as good as human peasants yet
The world’s population is still growing every year. That’s not the amount of farmland. This means that farmers need to find ways to use limited land more efficiently. According to agriculture executives, AI can help.
“Humanity doesn’t have enough food to put on the table for everyone,” Feros Sheikh, Chief Information and Digital Officer of Syngenta Group, said at the Fortune Brainstorming AI Singapore Conference last week. “By 2050, we will need 600 million hectares of additional land, almost four times the amount of farmland in Europe.”
Syngenta has built a network of modern agricultural platforms or map centres in China to solve this problem. The center uses technical digital farming systems such as drones, robots and AI to help local growers maximize their farmland potential. “The simple advice really helps improve the yields of these farmers,” explained Sheikh.
Malaysia-based Agroz Group also uses AI to support farmers. The company has created “copilot for farmers” by training AI models on standard operating procedures. Junior growers can take photos of the plants they are growing, and Agross Copilot will determine if it is healthy or not. Founder and CEO Gerard Lim described it as “a tool that places the power of most advanced and experienced growers in your palm.”
Additionally, Lim noted that after Agent AI is completed, he is looking at the next phase of the Agroz group and robotics. “Humanoid robots will likely work in indoor farms and greenhouses by next year,” he predicted.
Japanese companies Agrist has already used robots to improve farm harvesting efficiency.
Agricultural robots today are less efficient at harvesting fruits and vegetables than humans. However, the farmers “don’t need the perfect robot,” explaining that they have decided to be the founder and CEO of Agrist. And Agrist robots have the advantage that they are cheap, cost around $10,000, and can work 24 hours a day without sleep or food.
Sato said that in agriculture, robots are needed “to solve the problem of labor shortages.” His vision is that “AI, robots and humans will work together to make the world happy.”