New Delhi, Agtech firm Cropin Technology on Tuesday announced the launch of 'Aksra', the sector's first purpose-built open-source micro language model for climate smart agriculture.

'Axara' aims to solve problems faced by disadvantaged farming communities in the global south by breaking down knowledge barriers, empowering anyone in the agricultural ecosystem to create affordable and scalable artificial intelligence solutions for the sector, it said in a statement. Designed to empower.

The first edition of 'Aksara' will cover nine crops. Paddy, wheat, maize, sorghum, barley, cotton, sugarcane, soybean and millet for five countries of the Indian subcontinent.

Speaking on the announcement, Krishan Kumar, Founder and CEO of Cropin, said that in an era where big language models are reshaping jobs, businesses and custom interactions, the spotlight is now on industry-specific models trained on niche and broader domain data. Is. The next big thing.'

“These models could potentially transform agriculture, paving the way for a new era of tech-driven farming in a region that has traditionally seen limited technological progress,” he said.

Domain-specific AI models for agriculture are expected to attract significant investments, which will offer practical and economically viable approaches to food system transformation, he said.

This open-source initiative aims to support agronomists, agro-scientists, field staff and extension workers and gradually provide services to farmers in multiple languages, keeping in mind the need or local language support.

Croppin said industry think tanks and researchers need to be equipped with the best decision-making tools and information to transform global food systems. This knowledge should be disseminated at the grassroots level.