Agrograde Deploys AI-Powered Arecanut Sorting Machine at Commercial Facility in Mangaluru

Pune-based Agrograde, co-founded by Kshitij Thakur and Rakeshkumar Barai, has introduced an AI-powered optical sorting system specifically designed for arecanuts, with its first commercial installation at Vikas Traders in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Using computer vision and AI, the machine inspects individual nuts for external defects and automatically separates rejected produce from accepted batches, processing approximately one tonne per hour.

Built on Agrograde's proprietary Vector architecture, the system captures 10–12 images of each nut to identify defects that conventional colour-based sorting machines may miss. Its sorting accuracy reportedly improved from 75% at commissioning to around 89% following AI model updates using commercial operating data. The deployment demonstrates how Indian agritech startups are bringing practical AI and automation into traditional agricultural supply chains.

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