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Rafiq Hasan9 min read
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AI in the Delta
How machine learning is helping Bangladesh's farmers survive climate change
Rafiq Hasan
Tech Editor
8 September 202610 min read
With rising sea levels threatening the Ganges Delta, Bangladeshi agritech startups are using AI and satellite imagery to help millions of farmers adapt, plan, and prosper.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta is one of the most fertile — and most vulnerable — landscapes on earth. Seventy percent of Bangladesh is less than a meter above sea level. As climate change accelerates, the farmers who feed 170 million people face unprecedented uncertainty.
Into this challenge, a handful of Bangladeshi tech companies are bringing the tools of the 21st century.
Krishok.AI, a Dhaka-based agritech startup, uses satellite imagery and machine learning to provide hyper-local weather forecasts, soil health assessments, and crop advisory services to smallholder farmers — all accessible via a basic feature phone.
"Our farmers don't need Silicon Valley. They need reliable information in Bangla, at 2am, when they're deciding whether to plant tomorrow," says co-founder Rokeya Akhter.
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