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How two friends use AI to help farmers earn from crop waste
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How two friends use AI to help farmers earn from crop waste

So, two friends are using AI to help more than 200 farmers in India turn leftover crop waste into a source of income. In Gujarat, farmer Hardik grows bananas, sugarcane and maize, whose stalks and leaves would otherwise need to be cleared. Through a carbon project, this biomass is heated with little oxygen and transformed into biochar, which can generate carbon credits instead of being burned or discarded. Added to soil, biochar can improve its structure, help retain moisture and make nutrients more available.
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