How Computer Vision Is Changing Agriculture in 2023

The agricultural industry is increasingly utilizing computer vision and AI applications to drive innovation and address modern challenges. These include a growing worldwide population, reduction in arable land, shrinking workforce, increase in climate-related disruptions, and pest issues. Computer vision applications account for a significant portion of the existing market value of AI in agriculture, which is projected to reach $2.6 billion by 2026. Some popular applications include precision agriculture, precision livestock farming, autonomous farm equipment, crop monitoring, plant phenotyping, and grading and sorting. Companies such as Carbon Robotics, OneSoil, Taranis, and Blue River Technology are at the forefront of implementing computer vision in agriculture.