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A drone equipped with RGB and multispectral cameras surveys a potato field as AI-powered analytics estimate underground tuber biomass and predict harvest yields before digging, demonstrating the University of Tokyo and Kubota's precision agriculture research.
July 08, 2026
University of Tokyo and Kubota Develop AI-Powered Drone System to Predict Potato Yields Before Harvest
Researchers from the University of Tokyo and Kubota developed a drone- and AI-based system to predict potato yields before harvest. Using drone imagery, machine learning, and growth modeling, it enables accurate, non-destructive yield forecasting.
Japan
Calbee to Begin Operations at Setouchi Hiroshima Factory
February 24, 2025
Calbee opens next-generation Potato Processing Factory in Setouchi Hiroshima
Calbee, Inc. has announced that its newly constructed Setouchi Hiroshima Factory in Hiroshima City will commence operations on January 13, 2025. This facility is Calbee's first new factory in Japan in nearly 19 years.
Japan
NEC and Kagome contribute to the sustainability of farming through enhancing the CropScope agricultural ICT platform
June 07, 2021
NEC and Kagome contribute to the sustainability of farming through enhancing the CropScope agricultural ICT platform
NEC Corporation today announced the enhancement of CropScope, its agricultural ICT platform, which NEC has been operating jointly with Kagome Co, Ltd. since April 2020.
Japan

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