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Beyond Translation: Why Localization Requires Trust, Governance, and People
In this episode, we at AGX AI explore why localization for AI-based agricultural advisory services is not just a matter of translation or model adaptation. Audumbar Chavan, Prasaanth Balraj, and Dr. Harsh Vats of Athena Infonomics draw from implementation work with Indian state governments to show why state ownership, recurring budgets, human intermediaries, and accountability mechanisms determine whether smallholder farmers can trust and use these systems.
Audumbar Chavan is the AI and DPI services practice lead for agriculture AI at Athena Infonomics, an AGX AI partner organization. He has…
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