Pegara's AI Solution 'BirdShield AI' Featured in UNDP's 'Digital X Solution Catalogue'
Pegara's 'BirdShield AI', a wildlife damage control solution utilizing AI and drones, was listed in the UNDP's global digital platform. Proven in Zimbabwe, it is expanding to Japan as reverse innovation.
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Pegara Japan LLC (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Partners: Shunsuke Ichihara, Akihito Nakatsuka, hereinafter "Pegara") announces that its AI solution for bird and wildlife damage control, "BirdShield AI", has been featured in the "Digital X Solution Catalogue", a global digital solutions platform operated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Through practical demonstrations in the Republic of Zimbabwe, BirdShield AI has been utilized for bird damage control in agricultural fields. It is highly evaluated as a scalable and highly reproducible reverse innovation, with its application to wildlife damage control in the Japanese fishing industry also progressing.
## "Wildlife Damage": A Universal Challenge
Wildlife damage, which causes harm to crops and fishery resources, is a challenge faced by local communities around the world, particularly in Africa and Asia. It has a serious impact on food security and the livelihoods of agricultural and fishery workers. Through the "Digital X" program, the UNDP is working to discover and support digital solutions from around the world that contribute to solving these social issues, scaling them through collaboration with national governments and UNDP offices.
## About BirdShield AI
BirdShield AI is a modular solution that combines AI, drones, and report data from the field to perform early detection and non-lethal repelling of bird damage. Farmers and extension workers in the field can report bird arrival information using a simple interface from their smartphones and other devices. Reported data is aggregated to generate real-time risk maps of "high-danger areas". AI models and drone observations monitor the movement and breeding grounds of large flocks of birds. Only in high-risk areas do AI-equipped drones repel birds non-lethally using predator sounds. Unlike traditional highly toxic chemical spraying or labor-intensive manual repelling, BirdShield AI provides a "scalable and highly reproducible" approach that has a low environmental impact, is cost-effective, and is not limited to specific species.
## Demonstrations in Zimbabwe and Social Impact
In collaboration with UNDP Zimbabwe and local government agencies, BirdShield AI was field-tested as a countermeasure against the Quelea bird, a major enemy of small grains.
As a result, community interviews and field observations confirmed that the time farming households previously spent on manual bird repelling was significantly reduced, allowing them to redirect their time to women's income-generating activities and children's study time.
These outcomes are positioned as contributions to the SDGs, including "Quality Education (Goal 4)", "Gender Equality (Goal 5)", and "Zero Hunger (Goal 2)".
## "Reverse Innovation" to the Japanese Fishing Industry
Based on the knowledge and technology gained in African agricultural fields, BirdShield AI is also being applied to wildlife damage control in the Japanese fishing industry.
By utilizing the data and AI models accumulated from bird damage control in Zimbabwe to reduce damage caused by ducks and other birds in Japanese waters, the company aims to deploy it as a reverse innovation that "utilizes solutions born in the Global South to solve issues in Japan."
## About the Listing in the Digital X Solution Catalogue
## "Wildlife Damage": A Universal Challenge
Wildlife damage, which causes harm to crops and fishery resources, is a challenge faced by local communities around the world, particularly in Africa and Asia. It has a serious impact on food security and the livelihoods of agricultural and fishery workers. Through the "Digital X" program, the UNDP is working to discover and support digital solutions from around the world that contribute to solving these social issues, scaling them through collaboration with national governments and UNDP offices.
## About BirdShield AI
BirdShield AI is a modular solution that combines AI, drones, and report data from the field to perform early detection and non-lethal repelling of bird damage. Farmers and extension workers in the field can report bird arrival information using a simple interface from their smartphones and other devices. Reported data is aggregated to generate real-time risk maps of "high-danger areas". AI models and drone observations monitor the movement and breeding grounds of large flocks of birds. Only in high-risk areas do AI-equipped drones repel birds non-lethally using predator sounds. Unlike traditional highly toxic chemical spraying or labor-intensive manual repelling, BirdShield AI provides a "scalable and highly reproducible" approach that has a low environmental impact, is cost-effective, and is not limited to specific species.
## Demonstrations in Zimbabwe and Social Impact
In collaboration with UNDP Zimbabwe and local government agencies, BirdShield AI was field-tested as a countermeasure against the Quelea bird, a major enemy of small grains.
As a result, community interviews and field observations confirmed that the time farming households previously spent on manual bird repelling was significantly reduced, allowing them to redirect their time to women's income-generating activities and children's study time.
These outcomes are positioned as contributions to the SDGs, including "Quality Education (Goal 4)", "Gender Equality (Goal 5)", and "Zero Hunger (Goal 2)".
## "Reverse Innovation" to the Japanese Fishing Industry
Based on the knowledge and technology gained in African agricultural fields, BirdShield AI is also being applied to wildlife damage control in the Japanese fishing industry.
By utilizing the data and AI models accumulated from bird damage control in Zimbabwe to reduce damage caused by ducks and other birds in Japanese waters, the company aims to deploy it as a reverse innovation that "utilizes solutions born in the Global South to solve issues in Japan."
## About the Listing in the Digital X Solution Catalogue