Raffaele Bruno

FedFarm: Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning for Cassava Disease Diagnosis on Smallholder Farmers' Smartphones

Smallholder cassava farmers in sub-Saharan Africa face devastating crop losses from leaf diseases such as Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD), Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD), Cassava Bacterial Blight (CBB), and Cassava Green Mite (CGM), yet access to expert plant pathologists in rural areas remains critically limited. We...