RAOT implements AI system to combat rubber leaf fall disease

MGR Online•Politics•21d ago

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The Rubber Authority of Thailand is implementing an AI-driven early warning system and integrated data network to combat rubber leaf fall disease and restore production.

•Benjapol Nakprasert, Chairman of the Rubber Authority of Thailand, led a meeting to establish a system for managing rubber diseases.
•The system will integrate data from 7 RAOT regions using AI and Data Analytics to provide risk warnings 2-3 months in advance.
•Prevention and treatment measures include the use of biological agents, drones, and limited chemical use.
•Prince of Songkla University and PMU B phối hợp as the primary research units for testing guidelines in severely affected areas, particularly the lower southern region.

Overview

•Benjapol Nakprasert established a working group within the Rubber Authority of Thailand to solve the problem of rubber leaf fall disease.
•The Rubber Authority of Thailand will connect data from 7 regional offices via teleconferencing for daily surveillance reports.
•The Rubber Authority of Thailand will utilize AI and Data Analytics to process relative humidity and rainfall data in real-time to warn of risks 2-3 months ahead.
•Prevention and treatment strategies involve using biological agents such as Bacillus subtilis and Trichoderma, as well as drones for area maintenance.
•Restoration efforts include promoting biological agents, organic fertilizers, and soil structure improvement to strengthen rubber trees.
•Benjapol Nakprasert proposed reviewing the success metric for solving leaf fall disease from reducing affected areas to measuring overall national rubber production.
•Prince of Songkla University and PMU B act as the main agencies for research and testing in severely infected areas, especially in the lower southern region.
•The Rubber Authority of Thailand aims to upgrade disease management to a proactive surveillance system connected from the local level to the ministry.

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Key Entities

Person

Benjapol Nakprasert(เบญจพล นาคประเสริฐ)

Chairman of the Board of the Rubber Authority of Thailand.

Organization

Rubber Authority of Thailand(การยางแห่งประเทศไทย)

The organization managing rubber disease systems and production standards.

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์)

The ministry whose orders guide the Rubber Authority of Thailand's operations.

Prince of Songkla University(มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์)ℹ️

A primary research and testing agency for rubber disease guidelines in severely affected areas.

PMU B(บพท.)

An agency collaborating with Prince of Songkla University on research in severely infected areas.

Place

Lower Southern Region(ภาคใต้ตอนล่าง)

An area specifically mentioned as having severely infected rubber disease outbreaks.