Google partners with icrisat and others to apply AI to climate‑resilient crops in India
Google announced a new AI‑focused partnership with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‑Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, and the University of Washington's Department of Genome Sciences. Led by Google DeepMind and Google.org, the effort will target climate‑resilient, nutrient‑rich sorghum (jowar) and aim to build a genetic atlas of…
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- Google DeepMind and Google.org partner with ICRISAT, HudsonAlpha, and UW to build AI tools for climate‑resilient sorghum and other crops.
- Initiative includes a three‑year postdoctoral fellowship at ICRISAT and aims to create a genetic atlas of sorghum varieties.
- Google’s AnthroKrishi platform already delivered over 900 million SMS advisories to 600,000 Indian farmers; Google.org is funding $15 million for MSME growth.
Google already runs AI‑driven agri services in India. Its AnthroKrishi programme supplies AI model APIs to Gujarat’s Krushi Pragati platform, delivering over 900 million SMS advisories to more than 600,000 farmers. The company’s AI Educator Series has reached over 80,000 teachers, and Google.org is providing $15 million to The Nudge to support MSME growth.
Google says AI can help Indian farmers deal with climate change better
indiatoday.in · 15 October 2026
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