IIT Bombay Team Builds AI Tool to Spot Drought Risk 4 Weeks Early, Giving Farmers Time to Plan

A farmer can prepare the land, choose the right seeds and spend months tending to a crop. But there is one thing no amount of hard work can guarantee: rain arriving when it is needed most. A dry spell at the wrong time can leave the soil parched, crops struggling and an entire season's earnings hanging in the balance. And by the time the damage becomes visible, the chance to do something about it may already be slipping away. Farmers could use early drought warnings to plan irrigation, assess w

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