{"id":39099,"date":"2025-12-20T10:40:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T10:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/?p=39099"},"modified":"2025-12-20T10:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T10:52:35","slug":"ai-helps-farmers-uae-creates-free-platform-designed-to-solve-crop-specific-farming-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/ai-helps-farmers-uae-creates-free-platform-designed-to-solve-crop-specific-farming-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"AI helps farmers: UAE creates free platform designed to solve crop-specific farming problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39099\" class=\"elementor elementor-39099\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c1823 e-flex e-con-boxed cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39c1823\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e91cc cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85e91cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>AI supports growers: UAE launches free system built to tackle crop-focused farming challenges<\/strong><\/p><p>Abu Dhabi has introduced a purpose-built artificial intelligence platform designed to respond to farming queries \u2014 and unlike ChatGPT or similar paid AI services, AgriLLM remains fully open for anyone to access, adapt, or expand.<\/p><p>The tool, developed by ai71 together with 15 international partners including CGIAR and the Gates Foundation, tackles a major challenge: 75 per cent of smallholder farmers globally do not have dependable agricultural assistance, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization reports.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8896746 e-flex e-con-boxed cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8896746\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0788101 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0788101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Built for agriculture: How UAE\u2019s AgriLLM delivers more reliable farming advice<\/strong><\/p><p>AgriLLM is a specialised large language model refined exclusively for agricultural use, explained Mehdi Ghissassi, Chief Product and Technology Officer at ai71, in comments to Khaleej Times. Unlike general-purpose AI systems such as ChatGPT, which are trained on wide-ranging data, AgriLLM relies on carefully curated agricultural information sourced from over 15 international partner organisations.<\/p><p>This focus is reflected in performance results. Internal testing by ai71 shows that AgriLLM provides accurate answers to farming-related questions about 30 per cent more frequently than GPT-4o. Instead of lengthy replies, the model delivers clear, precise, and research-backed guidance, reducing the risk of misleading information.<\/p><p>\u201cIn agriculture, an answer that sounds confident but is incorrect can cause serious harm,\u201d Ghissassi noted. \u201cThat\u2019s why we intentionally grounded the system in trusted, verified agricultural data.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ac98a e-flex e-con-boxed cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4ac98a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1437c20 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1437c20\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b1217 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8b1217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/insider18.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2img-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39107\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insider18.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2img-2.webp 760w, https:\/\/insider18.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2img-2-300x166.webp 300w, https:\/\/insider18.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2img-2-543x300.webp 543w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c5e0c e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84c5e0c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2e05f cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb2e05f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/insider18.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3img-3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39108\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insider18.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3img-3.webp 760w, https:\/\/insider18.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3img-3-300x166.webp 300w, https:\/\/insider18.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3img-3-543x300.webp 543w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec9366 e-flex e-con-boxed cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ec9366\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9106398 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9106398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Crop-focused challenges<\/strong><\/p><p>The model\u2019s learning material comes from highly specialised inputs, including over 350,000 agriculture-related documents, 50,000 scientific studies, and 120,000 practical farming queries supported by verified responses. This depth enables AgriLLM to address crop-specific problems, local cultivation conditions, and climate pressures that broader AI platforms often fail to interpret accurately.<\/p><p>If a farmer asks about seeds suited for drought conditions, the system avoids vague suggestions. \u201cThe tool can reference the exact studies supporting its advice and customise the response based on who is asking \u2014 whether it\u2019s a grower, adviser, researcher, or policymaker,\u201d Ghissassi said.<\/p><p>As questions become more detailed, the model\u2019s answers grow increasingly refined. Initial general guidance can evolve into precise recommendations when users add details such as soil composition, geographic location, or weather patterns, drawing directly from its specialised agricultural knowledge base.<\/p><p>This adaptive approach helps users make better-informed decisions while reducing the risk of error. By grounding each response in verified agricultural evidence, the system supports sustainable practices and encourages smarter planning across diverse farming environments and crop types.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UAE has launched a free artificial intelligence tool that supports farmers by providing tailored guidance on crop-related challenges, helping improve productivity, efficiency, and sustainable agricultural practices across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"post_template":[],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-39099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uae","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39099"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39111,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39099\/revisions\/39111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39099"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=39099"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=39099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}