Belém, Brazil — For Yuvraj Mohite, a sugarcane farmer in western India’s Kolhapur district, the Fasal app on his smartphone has become as essential as his tractor. The AI-powered platform — its name means “crop” in Hindi — uses on-farm sensors to guide irrigation and flag pest risks.
When heavy monsoon rains threatened his crop this year, the app’s precise watering advice helped him salvage 80 tons of sugarcane — well above the 60 tons he feared would survive the June deluge.
“The app helped save water and fertilizer, which led to cost-cutting too,” Mohite said, adding that his crop’s quality had also improved.