Tea Board partners with ISRO, NIT Rourkela for AI-based tea plantation monitoring

India turns to AI and satellites to modernise tea farming

India is using AI, satellite and drone technology to modernise tea plantation monitoring. The Tea Board, ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre and NIT Rourkela have launched CHAAYANKAN, a project that will use satellite imagery, weather data and field observations to detect crop stress, pests and diseases, and forecast tea yields.

Tea Board partners with ISRO, NIT Rourkela for AI-based tea plantation monitoring

The research project will combine satellite and UAV data with weather and field observations to address crop stress, pests and yield estimation.