Ribena harnesses AI to detect blackcurrant farms' biodiversity hotspots

Stuart Stone
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Ribena harnesses AI to detect blackcurrant farms' biodiversity hotspots

Analysis of birdsong identifies 15 UK red list birds on farms that supply the drinks giant

Ribena producer Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I has revealed how a project using AI to analyse birdsong at five of its blackcurrant farms has identified 15 UK red list birds and 17 from the amber list, including...

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