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AI agent Luce helps farmers in Colombia, Brazil, and Honduras

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Rare, a global conservation nonprofit, has developed an AI agent named Luce to provide agronomy advice to smallholder farmers via WhatsApp. CEO Brett Jenks discussed the agent's successful pilot program, which began with 200 farmers in Colombia and has since expanded to reach 16,000 in that country alone. The organization prioritizes building trust and social influence before considering financial incentives, with plans to adapt Luce for use in Brazil and Honduras to support the estimated 600 million smallholder farmers globally who require similar assistance. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates how AI agents can be scaled to provide practical support for underserved populations, potentially accelerating adoption in similar fields.

RANK_REASON The item discusses the application of an AI agent in a specific, non-frontier use case, rather than a new model release or core research.

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AI agent Luce helps farmers in Colombia, Brazil, and Honduras

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