OpenAI Foundation · AI · Instrument: Grants
AI forecasting for smallholder farmers
The OpenAI Foundation announced on September 10, 2026 a $60 million investment to bring AI-powered weather forecasting to 100 million smallholder farmers over three years, targeting South and Southeast Asia and East Africa. Six organizations are named as recipients: University of Chicago, UC Berkeley, Precision Development, AIM for Scale (funded through the University of Notre Dame), Digital Green and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). The page gives no per-recipient amounts. It describes the Foundation selecting these organizations and describes no open application process or public call; the only contact is a general team email address.
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