ENA Sectors 2024-05-17 16:47:03 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, May 17 (KNN)</strong> The Indian government is planning to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools across the nation's vast food processing industry, top officials stated on Wednesday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The move aims to bolster efficiency, augment farmer incomes, and mitigate environmental impacts.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">During a conference organised by NIFTEM (National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management) on leveraging frontier technologies in the sector, senior bureaucrats and government advisers underscored the pressing need to chart a comprehensive roadmap for deploying AI solutions, which remain in nascent stages within India's food processing domain.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"> As an industry, we need to create a roadmap. The MEITY secretary has come on board, and I am confident he will provide substantial support in this endeavour, remarked Food Processing Secretary Anita Praveen, referring to the Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY).</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">MEITY Secretary S. Krishnan advocated for broader AI adoption, noting that while some progress has been made in the agriculture sphere, the food processing sector lags in embracing such cutting-edge technologies.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Ramesh Chand, a member of the government's policy think tank NITI Aayog, asserted that efficient food processing aligns with climate-smart practices, poised to enhance farmer incomes, meet consumer demands, and curtail environmental impacts amidst intensifying climate change challenges.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Chand proposed harnessing AI to develop portable, user-friendly devices for quality assaying of agricultural produce, describing it as a great service to the nation . In the absence of assaying devices, we are still focusing on quantity rather than quality, he stated.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The officials highlighted that AI tools could significantly enhance overall sector efficiency as India strives to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 37855 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/meity-secretary-advocates-broader-ai-adoption-in-food-processing-industry 2024-05-17 16:47:03 knnindia.co.in