In Nigeria, AI will monitor agriculture
The Food Systems Coordination Unit under the President of Nigeria has announced the launch of the National Agricultural Productivity System (NAPS), a satellite AI platform built with OCP Africa and Moroccan firm Ground Truth Analytics.
The platform will generate real-time data on crop yields, land availability, planting patterns and food security risks, giving governments at all levels access to timely information for agricultural planning, investment and policy coordination.
The system will be deployed in three phases, beginning with a pilot in one state before expanding to three states and ultimately providing full crop intelligence and land-cover analysis across 15 priority states. Previously, the NAPS system had already been tested in 13 territories during three planting seasons and covered more than 250,000 farmers.
GUARDIAN (NIGERIA)
