According to the International Coffee Organization, Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer and this is an important commodity for the country. Identify and treat diseases in the early stages is crucial to an effective production and high quality of the coffee beans.
Generally, the analysis of coffee leaves is made by specialists, but due to similarities and bias that are introduced, the task is complicated to execute and expensive. Small coffee producers don’t have access to these specialists which leads to an ineffective production and higher expenses.
By creating a system that can identify and classify diseases, it’s possible to increase productivity while lowering the costs.