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Rice pest identification app first piloted in An Giang

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Plant Protection Department and the An Giang provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on January 11 piloted an app that helps identify rice pests and diseases on smart phones.
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AnGiang (VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’sPlant Protection Department and the An Giang provincial Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development on January 11 piloted an app that helpsidentify rice pests and diseases on smart phones.

Itis the first technology adopted in Vietnam to enhance the management of pestsand use of plant protection substances on crops and rice in particular. It usesartificial intelligence (AI) and online interaction between experts and users.

Afterpiloting first in An Giang to collect farmers’ feedback and improve theaccuracy of AI, the app will be put into use nationwide, said deputy head ofthe Plant Protection Department Huynh Tan Dat.

Deputy Director of the provincial Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development Truong Kien Tho said the move is expected tohelp farmers actively join in digital transformation revolution in agriculture,thus bringing them a smart farming process at affordable costs and looking toward a transparent, responsibleand sustainable agriculture./. 

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