NEC and Sumitomo put AI to work down on the farm

Japanese companies aim to support agriculture as global warming drives extreme weather

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NEC will first roll out its service for sugar cane, which is seeing increased demand. (Source photos by NEC)

YUTA FUKUSHIMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- NEC and trading house Sumitomo Corp. are teaming up on an agricultural support service that uses artificial intelligence to analyze data to help improve yields while saving resources, aiming to support stable production amid frequent extreme weather events from climate change.

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