For many smallholder farmers in India, pests and diseases pose a critical threat to income stability, but often go undetected due to subtle symptoms and the limited reach of rural extension services.
The Challenge
Regional variation in crop varieties and heavy reliance on inconsistent, informal advice frequently leads to excessive pesticide use, causing crop damage and unsafe chemical practices for those with the least support.
Our AI Solution
Crop Ace is a vision-led AI application engineered to identify crop pests and diseases directly from field images, providing grounded recommendations for timely action.
Built for the realities of Indian agriculture, the application performs reliably in challenging field conditions.
How it Works
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Capture Symptom Image
A farmer or field worker captures an image of an affected leaf, stem, canopy, or pest symptom on a mobile device.
Capture Symptom Image
A farmer or field worker captures an image of an affected leaf, stem, canopy, or pest symptom on a mobile device.
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Rejection Model Screening
A rejection model first screens the image, filtering out photos that are too blurry or dark to assess, or that don’t show a crop.
Rejection Model Screening
A rejection model first screens the image, filtering out photos that are too blurry or dark to assess, or that don’t show a crop.
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Vision Model Analysis
Images that pass this check are analyzed by a computer vision model trained on crop images collected from Indian farms across a wide range of field conditions.
Vision Model Analysis
Images that pass this check are analyzed by a computer vision model trained on crop images collected from Indian farms across a wide range of field conditions.
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Identify Likely Threat
The application identifies the likely pest or disease or indicates when the crop appears healthy.
Identify Likely Threat
The application identifies the likely pest or disease or indicates when the crop appears healthy.
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Actionable Guidance
The application shows the pest or disease it has identified and, where available, an advisory on what to do next.
Actionable Guidance
The application shows the pest or disease it has identified and, where available, an advisory on what to do next.
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Visibility for Extension Teams
Extension teams gain visibility, as aggregated data helps departments and organizations see where outbreaks may be emerging.
Visibility for Extension Teams
Extension teams gain visibility, as aggregated data helps departments and organizations see where outbreaks may be emerging.
Where It's Being Tested
Crop Ace is being tested through partnerships in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Telangana.
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States
Impact
Crop Ace is built to support farmers (early identification of pests and diseases, safer and more targeted pesticide use, less reliance on informal advice, and faster decisions that can help reduce crop loss), extension workers (consistent diagnostic support, faster triage and less manual identification work), FPOs and FPCs (collective risk awareness and better input planning), and state agriculture departments (early warning of outbreaks, more consistent advisory delivery and better intervention planning).
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