IndiaAgriculture and food production2025 – ongoingFood Corporation of India
AI grain analyzers at Punjab rice acceptance centres
FCI's Punjab rice acceptance centres returned to manual checks after AI grain testing stopped
Problem
Rice acceptance centres needed to identify damaged or sprouted grains during procurement. Rice millers complained that manual checks allowed inconsistent judgments.
Approach
AI-based Automatic Grain Analysers were deployed at major Punjab rice acceptance centres in 2025. The machines screened grain samples for quality defects. By January 2026, the deployment had been discontinued and manual checking had resumed.
Results
No published figures
Takeaway
Punjab rice-industry representatives sought the machines' return after manual checks resumed. The reason for discontinuation was not disclosed.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Agriculture and food production
- Business function
- Production and qualityLogistics and supply chain
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer vision
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Evidence
- Press reporting
Sources
Source summaries
The report described the discontinuation of AI grain analyzers at Punjab rice acceptance centres and a return to manual checking. Rice-industry representatives requested reinstatement and alleged that manual checks reintroduced inconsistent decisions.
Full details are in the original sources.
