NIC and Spices Board Sign MOU to collaborate for study of Cardamom diseases in Sikkim using Artificial Intelligence.

National Informatics Centre (NIC), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India and Spices Board, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India has signed the memorandum of Understanding for the project named Development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) aided tools for detection and Classification of Large cardamom diseases on 3rd July 2024.

The project, spearheaded by NIC’s Centre of Excellence in AI in Kolkata, aims to analyze images of cardamom leaves to identify diseases early.

This initiative follows three months of discussions and marks a significant step in leveraging AI for agricultural advancements in Sikkim.