Syngenta’s app allows farmers to diagnose pests, diseases

LAHORE: Syngenta Pakistan Limited, a leading agriculture innovation and technology company — providing crop protection, biological, seeds, crop-enhancement products and digital services to millions of Pakistani farmers, has successfully launched the updated version of its “Cropwise Grower” app, a statement said.

The app will now allow the farmers to conveniently detect and diagnose crop pests and diseases by simply taking a picture of a crop, while also guiding the farmers about the recommended products and application technology — all in five seconds time with over 93 per cent accuracy versus the usual human accuracy of 72 per cent.

This “Snap, Diagnosis and Solution” feature, powered by an artificial intelligence technology company called Plantix, gives a competitive edge to the Cropwise Grower app among all the other locally-available apps. This is a first-of-its-kind offering in the crop protection industry.

The app also provides the growers with access to agronomic advice, weather forecasts, recommendations on choosing the right time to spray during the day, historic weather trends for the last six months and insights into the respective region’s crop disease problems for more tailored solutions.

Through this app, the farmers will be facilitated in increasing their yields through timely advice and access to the remedies by employing a preventative approach versus the treatment approach for farmers in the region — if a disease is detected on a particular crop in one location, all the farmers in that area are alerted to keep a watchful eye for the disease.

Zeeshan Hasib Baig, general manager of Syngenta Pakistan, said: “Syngenta Pakistan’s core strength lies in its relationship with the growers. To further strengthen the grower-connect, we want to ‘delight’ our growers by bringing smart solutions closer to them, which can enable them to be more self-sufficient.”