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Google expanded its India-first agricultural AI models to eleven countries across the Asia-Pacific and Africa regions to support farming and water management. Developed by Google DeepMind, the models analyse agricultural landscapes using satellite imagery. The Agricultural Landscape Understanding (ALU) model provides field-level mapping and insights, while the Agricultural Monitoring & Event Detection (AMED) model tracks agricultural activities and events. These technologies are accessible through APIs and as a data layer on Google Earth. In India, platforms such as ADeX and Krishivaas use these models to support more than 5 million farmers in Telangana.