AI-based grain quality check in Punjab mandis

Punjab Science & Technology

Aiming to bring transparency in the time-consuming and subjective method of quality assessment of grains brought to the mandis, the Centre is testing technology to ensure that the process is carried out in a quick manner without any scope for subjectivity or human intervention.
FCI officials say pilot projects were initiated this wheat procurement season in some ‘mandis’ in Punjab and Haryana by a start-up working in developing simple solutions for mandi-level quality checks.
It is a work in progress. They are trying to get all quality refractions measured through machines instead of human analysis.
The AI-based software is able to identify the refractions but has not reached acceptable levels of accuracy so far.
Based on experience, they are working on improvements in the equipment for further testing during coming paddy procurement season.
The current quality-testing is a time-consuming process and also has certain levels of subjectivity.