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Tobacco Board to use AI for grading FCV tobacco bales
The Tobacco Board, under the Ministry of Commerce, has partnered with Constems AI Pvt Ltd to introduce AI-powered grading of Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco bales at a few auction platforms in Andhra…
The Story in Brief
The Tobacco Board, under the Ministry of Commerce, has partnered with Constems AI Pvt Ltd to introduce AI-powered grading of Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco bales at a few auction platforms in Andhra Pradesh. Currently, qualified classifiers grade tobacco manually, a process prone to subjectivity and inconsistency. The new system uses computer vision and deep learning to analyse bale images and deliver instant results on a mobile app, promising faster, more consistent decisions. Amit Srivastava, Co-Founder and CTO of Constems AI, said the collaboration will make grading faster, more transparent, and less dependent on human judgement. The Board hopes this will ensure better returns for farmers by removing subjectivity from quality assessment.
The Indian Opinion
The Tobacco Board’s AI drive promises to end subjective grading, but the real test is whether it actually boosts farmer incomes or just adds a high-tech veneer. If the algorithm is trained on limited data, it could replicate old biases. Farmers must have a clear appeal process when the machine disagrees with them. Watch the number of grade disputes in the first auction season, that number will tell the real story.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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