# AI to the Rescue: Your Friendly Chatbot Agronomist!
Welcome to the future, where farmers swap shovels for smartphones and chat with virtual green thumbs! In a delightful twist on traditional farming, small-scale farmers in Kenya are turning to AI apps to help grow their crops—because who wouldn’t want a digitally savvy buddy to offer fertilizer advice?
## Key Points:
– **Chatroom Crop Consultants:** Sammy Selim and Kennedy Kirui are using WhatsApp to chat with the AI tool called Virtual Agronomist, proving that agriculture and technology can be the ultimate farm duo.
– **Fertilizer Whisperer:** The AI tool provides targeted advice on fertilizer types and quantities, helping farmers avoid the bisque of guesswork and lean towards more of a data-driven approach.
– **Yield Goals Galore:** Based on input from the farmers, the chatbot computes an ambitious goal of 7.9 tonnes of crop yield—because why not shoot for the stars when your co-pilot is an algorithm?
– **Tech Savvy in Sorwot:** This tech transformation is taking place right in Sorwot village, Kericho, where lush green coffee bushes meet text messages, reminding us that farming has gone from plowing fields to
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/30/high-tech-high-yields-the-kenyan-farmers-deploying-ai-to-increase-productivity
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