**Farmers Gain Hope as DA and PSA Launch Satellite‑AI Crop Data Initiative**

DA, PSA partner for agri data gathering via satellite technology, AI  pna.gov.ph

### Introduction
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) unveiled a joint satellite‑AI crop data initiative on Monday, aiming to give Filipino farmers timely, field‑level insights that could boost yields and reduce losses. The program, piloted in the rice‑rich provinces of Isabela and Negros Occidental, combines high‑resolution satellite imagery with machine‑learning algorithms to monitor plant health, soil moisture, and pest pressure in near‑real time