"Your field is looking healthy, except for the southwest side. Please check for potential pest infestation. Also, rain is expected in 3 days, so prepare ahead.” AI startup Amini is using HP technology to supercharge data and develop AI models, providing valuable intelligence like this to small business farmers across Africa.
As Amini founder Kate Kallot explains, Africa is one of the most data scarce continents, making it difficult to predict weather. That means uncertainty for farmers and their crops, which are crucial to the continent’s economy, contributing a third of Africa’s GDP and employing about half its population, according to the World Bank.
Amini is equipping farmers with real-time insights to adapt to changing weather patterns and increase crop yields. By harnessing satellite imagery and AI, Amini distills data to help businesses and farmers make informed decisions that directly improve their productivity and prosperity.
HP’s AI workstations are at the heart of this innovation, providing Amini’s data scientists with the high-performance tools to process vast amounts of information locally. This capability enables fast experimentation and validation of new ideas. By reducing reliance on cloud-based infrastructure, Amini can quickly turn data into actionable insights, driving impactful solutions for farmers and their businesses.
Since partnering with HP, Amini says it has been able to scale its work 10x. “Using HP Z workstations has helped Amini in terms of supercharging our data processing. Right now, we can process large amounts of data within the shortest time possible, which is quite impressive,” notes Clinton Odour, Head of Data Science at Amini AI. HP’s technology is a leader of this transformation, offering AI solutions that empower businesses and organizations to push boundaries and achieve impact at scale.
The transformative impact of AI for the industry is personal for Amini geospatial data scientist Stephen Kory Korir, who is a farmer himself. “I would like to be around my farm and monitor every crop stage and mitigate any potential crop health issues that might arise. This, however, wouldn't be possible since I work far from my farms. Leveraging technology has really been key. With a few mouse clicks, I can use remote sensing, and the insights generated from AI and data analytics to monitor my farm and give directions where necessary.”
AI is transforming industries and redefining what’s possible. At HP, we are committed to providing businesses with the technology they need to unlock AI’s full potential and drive meaningful impact. Learn more about how industries from automotive to healthcare are using HP’s AI-enabled technology for improved outcomes.
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