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2026
Passage: India is starting to deploy AI for critical use cases such as weather forecasting, pest detection and control, and crop yield optimisation. However, penetration is limited to a small subset of tech-savvy farmers. In the US and in Europe, generative AI tools have started offering precision farming at scale, integrating large datasets to provide real-time agronomic insights. For at-scale integration and accessibility of AI tools in India, it would be helpful to develop Indian languages-based AI tools for smallholder farmers, partner with AgTechs to create affordable AI solutions, and disseminate AI-based advisory services through government programmes. Which of the following assumptions is/are valid?
- Agricultural productivity has marched ahead in the West because of the economies of scale facilitated by the adoption of AI tools.
- Affordable AI tools rendered available in local languages can help AI-based solutions reach more and more small farmers.
- Though penetration is as yet low, critical application areas deploying AI tools are already in use in India.
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Explanation
Option 2 is valid because affordable AI tools in local languages would make these solutions more accessible to small farmers, thereby increasing adoption. Option 3 is also valid as the passage states that critical AI applications are being used in India, indicating that some level of deployment is already occurring, despite low overall penetration. Option 1 cannot be conclusively inferred from the passage, as it does not directly correlate India's situation with the West's productivity advancements.
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