New Delhi: India plans to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in food processing sector To improve CapacityIncrease farmers’ income and reduce Environmental effectofficials said on Wednesday.

In a conference organized by National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management On using (NIFTEM) frontier technologies In this area, senior bureaucrats and government advisor stressed the need for a roadmap to deploy AI toolswhich are still in the early stages on a large scale in the country food processing industry,

“As an industry, we need to create a roadmap MEITY SECRETARY Has come on board. I’m sure he’s going to be a great support in this effort.” Food Processing Secretary Anita Praveen said, referring to the Secretary of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

MeitY Secretary S Krishnan, while advocating widespread adoption of AI, said some work is already happening in agriculture but the food processing sector is still in the early stages of using such technologies.

Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand said efficient food processing was “climate smart”, helping to increase farmers’ income, satisfy consumers and reduce the growing environmental impact. Challenges of climate change,

He suggested using AI to develop simple portable devices quality assay of agricultural produce, which can be of “great service to the nation”. “Can we think of low-end equipment to check the quality of produce? In the absence of assay equipment, we are still focusing on quantity rather than quality,” Chand said.

Officials said AI tools can help improve the efficiency of the overall sector as India aims to net zero emissions By 2070.