Meet the new guardian of Indian farmlands: CVGG-16, an AI-driven system developed at IIIT-Allahabad. This smart solution combines deep learning with IoT sensors to diagnose plant diseases in real time—scanning leaf images and tracking soil moisture, humidity, and temperature. With accuracy above 97% for maize and over 93% for potatoes, it’s a game-changer for timely intervention. Even better, it uses federated learning—meaning farmers don’t need to upload their private data. The system is being tailored into user-friendly apps in local languages, making it accessible to small-scale farmers across India. It’s farming 2.0—precise, proactive, and privacy-conscious.
