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IIT Mandi team has developed an AI-based computational model for automated disease detection in potato crops to prevent future famines.

Potato Blight: scientists are using AI to prevent potato-related future famines

IIT Mandi&nbsp;team&nbsp;has developed an AI-based computational model&nbsp;for automated disease detection in&nbsp;potato&nbsp;crops to prevent future famines.&nbsp;

Potato is used in everything from curries and biryani&nbsp;to aloo parathas
Did you know of a devastating plant disease threatening potato crops?
Potato Blight: starts as light green lesions &amp; spreads into dark necrotic patches
It eventually leads to rotting of the plant &amp; can wipe away the entire crop
Detection of the disease is done manually in most countries, including India
IIT-Mandi researchers want to simplify the process with the use of AI
Develop AI tool for&nbsp;automated disease detection in&nbsp;potato&nbsp;crops
This may prevent&nbsp;financial catastrophe to the farmer &amp; economy: team
Team now working on a smartphone app to make the technology accessible

IIT Mandi&nbsp;team&nbsp;has developed an AI-based computational model&nbsp;for automated disease detection in&nbsp;potato&nbsp;crops to prevent future famines.

One of the most versatile vegetables &ndash; we eat potatoes&nbsp;in&nbsp;everything from curries&nbsp;to&nbsp;biryani&nbsp;or in the form of French fries&nbsp;or even&nbsp;aloo parathas.
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But did you know that this beloved root vegetable is threatened by&nbsp;one of the most devastating plant diseases of any crop! Called Potato Blight,&nbsp;it&nbsp;is a common disease of the potato plant, that starts as uneven light green lesions on the&nbsp;plant&nbsp;and soon spreads into large brown to purplish-black necrotic patches that eventually lead to rotting of the plant and can wipe away the entire crop, if left undetected.
As of now, the&nbsp;detection and identification of blight is done manually in India and in most developing countries as well.&nbsp;Trained personnel scout the field and visually inspect&nbsp;the&nbsp;potato foliage. The process is tedious and impractical but researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi are trying to simplify the process with the&nbsp;use of artificial intelligence.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Working&nbsp;in collaboration with the Central Potato Research Institute in Shimla, the team has developed an AI-based computational model&nbsp;for automated disease detection in&nbsp;potato&nbsp;crops using photographs of its leaves.&nbsp;
Publishing in the journal&nbsp;Plant Phenomics,&nbsp;the team says their idea may help prevent financial catastrophe to the farmer and the country&rsquo;s economy.&nbsp;
To make their technology easier to use, the IIT Mandi team is now&nbsp;working&nbsp;on a smartphone app&nbsp;that will be accessible as part of the&nbsp;Department of Biotechnology&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=plantvillage.farmerzone.cropadvisory&amp;hl=en_IN&amp;gl=US">FarmerZone&nbsp;Crop Advisory</a> app.&nbsp;
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Eyes on the skies for good news as rains continue&nbsp;to be delayed, the Southwest Monsoon has not advanced further since June 19. That however could end soon, expect rains to come in as the Monsoon is&nbsp;expected to revive from July 8.&nbsp;But even as temperature rise the average rainfall uptil now has been above average.&nbsp;&nbsp;For India as a whole, the cumulative rainfall was 4% greater than the LPA (long period average) as of 3 July, the rainfall across regions is broadly at par with the all-India average as per IMD&nbsp;data.
Focus shifts from temperatures to agriculture with&nbsp;Kharif (summer) crop declined by 21.6%YoY as of 25 June, 2021, making the area sown this year 18.9% of the normal area sown vs 24.1% last year. But July will be the crucial month to watch.&nbsp;&nbsp;The country receives a third of the season's rainfall in the month of July. The bulk of sowing activity is also carried out during the month. Hence, the trend in July will be crucial to assess the impact on agriculture production and food inflation.&nbsp;

Monsoon Tracker: Slow sowing in June, Rains in July crucial 

After a good start Monsoon has not advanced further since June 19 what does this mean for the sowing season and food prices?

Economy waiting for the good news from rain gods. 

<h1 class="hdg1">Monsoon not arriving in Delhi till July 7-8, predicts IMD. Monsoon had weakened due to impact mid-latitude westerly winds that didn&rsquo;t allow easterly winds to progress</h1>

Eyes on the skies for good news as rains continue&nbsp;to be delayed, the Southwest Monsoon has not advanced further since June 19. That however could end soon, expect rains to come in as the Monsoon is&nbsp;expected to revive from July 8.&nbsp; But even as temperature rise the average rainfall uptil now has been above average.&nbsp;&nbsp;For India as a whole, the cumulative rainfall was 4% greater than the LPA (long period average) as of 3 July, the rainfall across regions is broadly at par with the all-India average as per IMD&nbsp;data.
Focus shifts from temperatures to agriculture with&nbsp;Kharif (summer) crop declined by 21.6%YoY as of 25 June, 2021, making the area sown this year 18.9% of the normal area sown vs 24.1% last year. But July will be the crucial month to watch.&nbsp;&nbsp;The country receives a third of the season's rainfall in the month of July. The bulk of sowing activity is also carried out during the month. Hence, the trend in July will be crucial to assess the impact on agriculture production and food inflation.&nbsp;

Relish that cup of coffee or banana smoothie while you can, because it seems like some of the world&rsquo;s most beloved foods&nbsp;might soon&nbsp;disappear&nbsp;forever, courtesy of&nbsp;climate change!&nbsp;&nbsp;
Climate change attacking your grocery list sounds a little dramatic but thanks to global heating and natural or man-made disasters, this may very well be our reality. Extreme weather conditions&nbsp;including&nbsp;drought, floods,&nbsp;wildfires and heatwaves, are all threatening our favourite crops and making agriculture difficult in many parts of the world, including India.&nbsp;
Global warming is making the Earth&rsquo;s environment inhospitable not just for humans but even the food they eat. Unfortunately, the foods that are most endangered by rising temperatures are also among the most popular. Let&rsquo;s take a look at some of these foods that could go extinct due to the impact of climate change on our planet.
CHICKPEAS&nbsp;&nbsp;
Chickpea or&nbsp;chhole, an important legume crop consumed widely, faces a major threat from drought and rising heat.&nbsp;As the crop requires a lot of water for production, rampant droughts have shrunk production by 40-50 per cent and scientists are actually trying to develop climate-resilient chickpeas!
BANANAS&nbsp;&nbsp;
The world&rsquo;s most convenient fruit, bananas need moderate weather and a consistent water supply for healthy production.&nbsp;Additionally, a tropical disease that is jumping continents also threatens to wipe out banana plantations across the globe.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
COFFEE&nbsp;&nbsp;
Guzzled by caffeine lovers around the world, coffee could be another victim of rising heat levels. Both the&nbsp;regions where coffee is grown and the bees that help its growth are threatened by ecological disruption. In fact,&nbsp;88&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;of Latin America's coffee-suitable areas could&nbsp;deplete&nbsp;by 2050.&nbsp;&nbsp;
SEAFOOD&nbsp;
The carbon dioxide released by humans and human-related activities is absorbed by our vast oceans. An imbalance in CO2 rise is messing up marine chemistry&nbsp;and this could have a far-reaching impact on seafood.&nbsp;As the quality of&nbsp;seafood deteriorates, seafood-borne diseases are already increasing.&nbsp;&nbsp;
SOYBEANS&nbsp;&nbsp;
Could&nbsp;tofu, edamame, miso, and tempeh become a thing of the past? A 2017 crop study found that if&nbsp;the world&rsquo;s emissions are not significantly reduced,&nbsp;soybean crops could diminish by 40 per cent by 2100.&nbsp;Apart from food, soybeans are also&nbsp;a source of biofuels giving them global&nbsp;economic importance as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;
WHEAT, MAIZE &amp; RICE&nbsp;&nbsp;
In a grim revelation, a 2016 study of crops of vital dietary importance found that the production of wheat, maize, and rice is also in danger.&nbsp;Regions, where the crops are currently grown, could become obsolete, due to oscillating temperatures and unpredictable weather while the demand is projected to increase 33 per cent by 2050.&nbsp;
CHOCOLATE&nbsp;&nbsp;
Some bitter news about your favourite sweet treat, cocoa beans that are used to produce chocolate&nbsp;can only grow if a certain set of conditional requirements are met.&nbsp;A limited area of potential growth, fluctuation in humidity and lack of&nbsp;nutrient-rich&nbsp;soil&nbsp;all&nbsp;threaten chocolate&rsquo;s future.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Evidently, protecting the environment should be the world&rsquo;s top priority as it's slowly beginning to feel like whatever we do will be too little, too late.&nbsp;

Coffee or rice: Which one of your favourite foods are at risk of extinction?

Relish that cup of coffee or banana smoothie while you can, because it seems like some of the world&rsquo;s most beloved foods&nbsp;might soon&nbsp;disappear&nbsp;forever, courtesy of&nbsp;climate change!&nbsp;&nbsp;
Climate change attacking your grocery list sounds a little dramatic but thanks to global heating and natural or man-made disasters, this may very well be our reality. Extreme weather conditions&nbsp;including&nbsp;drought, floods,&nbsp;wildfires and heatwaves, are all threatening our favourite crops and making agriculture difficult in many parts of the world, including India.&nbsp;
Global warming is making the Earth&rsquo;s environment inhospitable not just for humans but even the food they eat. Unfortunately, the foods that are most endangered by rising temperatures are also among the most popular. Let&rsquo;s take a look at some of these foods that could go extinct due to the impact of climate change on our planet.
CHICKPEAS&nbsp;&nbsp;
Chickpea or&nbsp;chhole, an important legume crop consumed widely, faces a major threat from drought and rising heat.&nbsp;As the crop requires a lot of water for production, rampant droughts have shrunk production by 40-50 per cent and scientists are actually trying to develop climate-resilient chickpeas!
BANANAS&nbsp;&nbsp;
The world&rsquo;s most convenient fruit, bananas need moderate weather and a consistent water supply for healthy production.&nbsp;Additionally, a tropical disease that is jumping continents also threatens to wipe out banana plantations across the globe.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
COFFEE&nbsp;&nbsp;
Guzzled by caffeine lovers around the world, coffee could be another victim of rising heat levels. Both the&nbsp;regions where coffee is grown and the bees that help its growth are threatened by ecological disruption. In fact,&nbsp;88&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;of Latin America's coffee-suitable areas could&nbsp;deplete&nbsp;by 2050.&nbsp;&nbsp;
SEAFOOD&nbsp;
The carbon dioxide released by humans and human-related activities is absorbed by our vast oceans. An imbalance in CO2 rise is messing up marine chemistry&nbsp;and this could have a far-reaching impact on seafood.&nbsp;As the quality of&nbsp;seafood deteriorates, seafood-borne diseases are already increasing.&nbsp;&nbsp;
SOYBEANS&nbsp;&nbsp;
Could&nbsp;tofu, edamame, miso, and tempeh become a thing of the past? A 2017 crop study found that if&nbsp;the world&rsquo;s emissions are not significantly reduced,&nbsp;soybean crops could diminish by 40 per cent by 2100.&nbsp;Apart from food, soybeans are also&nbsp;a source of biofuels giving them global&nbsp;economic importance as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;
WHEAT, MAIZE &amp; RICE&nbsp;&nbsp;
In a grim revelation, a 2016 study of crops of vital dietary importance found that the production of wheat, maize, and rice is also in danger.&nbsp;Regions, where the crops are currently grown, could become obsolete, due to oscillating temperatures and unpredictable weather while the demand is projected to increase 33 per cent by 2050.&nbsp;
CHOCOLATE&nbsp;&nbsp;
Some bitter news about your favourite sweet treat, cocoa beans that are used to produce chocolate&nbsp;can only grow if a certain set of conditional requirements are met.&nbsp;A limited area of potential growth, fluctuation in humidity and lack of&nbsp;nutrient-rich&nbsp;soil&nbsp;all&nbsp;threaten chocolate&rsquo;s future.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Evidently, protecting the environment should be the world&rsquo;s top priority as it's slowly beginning to feel like whatever we do will be too little, too late.&nbsp;

Which one of your favourite foods is at extinction risk?
CHICKPEAS BANANAS COFFEE SEAFOOD SOYBEANS WHEAT, MAIZE &amp; RICE CHOCOLATE
Climate change is coming to attack your grocery list
Extreme weather conditions threaten agriculture &amp; crop growth
Global warming making the Earth inhospitable&nbsp;for some crops
Threatened by rampant droughts &amp; rising heat levels
Continent jumping disease could wipe out banana plantations
Coffee fields &amp; helper bees threatened by ecological disruption
CO2 rise hampering marine chemistry, degrading quality
Failure to cut emissions could deplete crop by 40% by 2100
Current growing regions could become obsolete soon
Strict cultivation requirements&nbsp;threaten chocolate's future

Relish that cup of coffee or banana smoothie while you can, because it seems like some of the world&rsquo;s most beloved foods&nbsp;might soon&nbsp;disappear&nbsp;forever, courtesy of&nbsp;climate change!&nbsp;&nbsp;
Climate change attacking your grocery list sounds a little dramatic but thanks to global heating and natural or man-made disasters, this may very well be our reality. Extreme weather conditions&nbsp;including&nbsp;drought, floods,&nbsp;wildfires and heatwaves, are all threatening our favourite crops and making agriculture difficult in many parts of the world, including India.&nbsp;
Global warming is making the Earth&rsquo;s environment inhospitable not just for humans but even the food they eat. Unfortunately, the foods that are most endangered by rising temperatures are also among the most popular. Let&rsquo;s take a look at some of these foods that could go extinct due to the impact of climate change on our planet.
CHICKPEAS&nbsp;&nbsp;
Chickpea or&nbsp;chhole, an important legume crop consumed widely, faces a major threat from drought and rising heat.&nbsp;As the crop requires a lot of water for production, rampant droughts have shrunk production by 40-50 per cent and scientists are actually trying to develop climate-resilient chickpeas!
BANANAS&nbsp;&nbsp;
The world&rsquo;s most convenient fruit, bananas need moderate weather and a consistent water supply for healthy production.&nbsp;Additionally, a tropical disease that is jumping continents also threatens to wipe out banana plantations across the globe.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
COFFEE&nbsp;&nbsp;
Guzzled by caffeine lovers around the world, coffee could be another victim of rising heat levels. Both the&nbsp;regions where coffee is grown and the bees that help its growth are threatened by ecological disruption. In fact,&nbsp;88&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;of Latin America's coffee-suitable areas could&nbsp;deplete&nbsp;by 2050.&nbsp;&nbsp;
SEAFOOD&nbsp;
The carbon dioxide released by humans and human-related activities is absorbed by our vast oceans. An imbalance in CO2 rise is messing up marine chemistry&nbsp;and this could have a far-reaching impact on seafood.&nbsp;As the quality of&nbsp;seafood deteriorates, seafood-borne diseases are already increasing.&nbsp;&nbsp;
SOYBEANS&nbsp;&nbsp;
Could&nbsp;tofu, edamame, miso, and tempeh become a thing of the past? A 2017 crop study found that if&nbsp;the world&rsquo;s emissions are not significantly reduced,&nbsp;soybean crops could diminish by 40 per cent by 2100.&nbsp;Apart from food, soybeans are also&nbsp;a source of biofuels giving them global&nbsp;economic importance as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;
WHEAT, MAIZE &amp; RICE&nbsp;&nbsp;
In a grim revelation, a 2016 study of crops of vital dietary importance found that the production of wheat, maize, and rice is also in danger.&nbsp;Regions, where the crops are currently grown, could become obsolete, due to oscillating temperatures and unpredictable weather while the demand is projected to increase 33 per cent by 2050.&nbsp;
CHOCOLATE&nbsp;&nbsp;
Some bitter news about your favourite sweet treat, cocoa beans that are used to produce chocolate&nbsp;can only grow if a certain set of conditional requirements are met.&nbsp;A limited area of potential growth, fluctuation in humidity and lack of&nbsp;nutrient-rich&nbsp;soil&nbsp;all&nbsp;threaten chocolate&rsquo;s future.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Evidently, protecting the environment should be the world&rsquo;s top priority as it's slowly beginning to feel like whatever we do will be too little, too late.&nbsp;

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