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Smart Seed

Selection

Smart Seed Selection

Large № of farmers

Soil analysis

Weather

Genomics

Satellite image processing

Machine learning

Big Data analytics

Data

Data Fusion by Matrix Factorisation

• Sparse dataset

• Matrix decompositioninto latent matrices

• Imputation of missing values

• Yield prediction using machine learning

Seed Selection using Portfolio Optimisation

• Where to invest?

• Markowitz’s Modern Portfolio Theory

• Investments = seed varieties

• Source of risk: weather

Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms

• Profit

• Risk

• Resistance

• Use of fertilisers

• Use of pesticides

• Crop rotation

• Planting date

Smart Seed Selection

• Additional investment = 0

• Sustainability

• Growing system

Thank you!

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