Knowledge Vault 4 /32 - AI For Good 2019
Penn State University, UN Fellow, FAO
David Hughes
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UN Fellow, FAO] --> B[Africa: knowledge distribution constraint,
1 expert/3,000 farmers. 1] A --> C[Penn States PlantVillage:
AI enables decisions. 2] C --> D[AI tool: offline, co-developed,
70 countries. 3] C --> E[Tackles fall armyworm problem,
farmer-centric design. 4] A --> F[Businesses cant solve farmers
earn <$2.50/day. 5] F --> G[Governments should fund to
avoid climate impact. 6] A --> H[Mobile phones: market info,
network formation. 7] H --> I[Lead farmer model: smartphone
aids 19 others. 8] A --> J[Cheap satellites assist
field-level decision-making. 9] A --> K[PlantVillage: free knowledge,
aims to reach 400M. 10] class A,B,F,G business class C,D,E plantvillage class H,I mobile class J,K aicrop

Resume:

1.- The fundamental constraint in Africa is lack of knowledge distribution for smallholder farmers due to insufficient human capability (1 expert per 3,000 farmers).

2.- Penn State's PlantVillage platform leverages AI/cloud solutions to enable farmer decision-making. The AI crop disease diagnosis tool outperforms human experts.

3.- The AI tool works offline, is co-developed with African women farmers and scientists, and will be rolled out in 70 countries/20 languages.

4.- It aims to tackle the fall armyworm problem. With the right tools, partnerships, and farmer-centric design, problems can be solved.

5.- Businesses alone can't solve this as farmers earn under $2.50/day and can't pay. Free services have concerning negative externalities.

6.- Governments, especially in the global north, should fund this to avoid future catastrophic climate change impacts on food security.

7.- Mobile phones empower farmers with market information and ability to form networks. PlantVillage partners with local charities to enable this.

8.- Their model has a lead farmer with a smartphone helping 19 others, moving 20-30 times more goods. Phones enable climate monitoring.

9.- Cheap satellites help with field-level decision-making. UN FAO has a tool called WAPOR using 10 years of water use data.

10.- PlantVillage, founded in 2012, provides free knowledge to smallholder farmers. Its AI crop diagnostics lead the field. It aims to reach 400 million farmers.

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