AI early warning system for rice farmers among 'innovation projects' funded by NEDA

NEDA allots P100M for innovation projects

MALACAÑANG on Saturday welcomed the approval of a P100 million funding allotment for 25 innovation projects, including several agri-tech solution initiatives.Communication Secretary Cheloy Garafil said the agri-tech solution projects that will receive funding support from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) would help increase food productivity in the country.She made the statement a day after the NEDA announced that its Natio…

AI early warning system for rice farmers among 'innovation projects' funded by NEDA

MANILA, Philippines – A proposal to use artificial intelligence or AI in an early warning system for rice farming made it to a list of “innovation projects” that will receive funding from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The proposed project by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) aims to use artificial intelligence for “impact-based forecasting” and in an “early warning system for inclusive finance and streng…