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The U.S. National Science Foundation, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Australia (CSIRO) signed a memorandum of cooperation on the Advancing Innovations for Empowering NextGen AGriculturE (AI-ENGAGE) Initiative, a collaboration celebrated at the Quad Leaders Summit hosted by President Joseph Biden on September 21in Wilmington, Delaware.

The AI-ENGAGE partnership aims to strengthen research collaboration among the Quad countries – the U.S., Japan, India and Australia — to increase the impact of research in critical technologies on the people and economies of the Indo-Pacific region.

“NSF is proud to lead this research collaboration for global good, with partners from Australia, India and Japan,” said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. “These projects will result in new solutions, technologies, industries, and entrepreneurial ventures that will create a vibrant future for our farmers around the globe.”

For example, imagine a future in which farmers can use an app backed by inexpensive sensors, robotics, and artificial intelligence to get precise, real-time information on water, fertilizer, and pest control needs to maximize their crop’s resilience and yields.

The AI-ENGAGE Initiative provides a framework to encourage collaboration among Quad research communities working at the intersection of emerging technologies and agriculture to make that vision a reality. 

By 2050, the world’s population is projected to increase to 9.7 billion people, with increases

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