Chatbot application training using natural language processing techniques: Case of small-scale agriculture.

Tacit knowledge, which is based on first-hand experience and is more difficult to articulate, has evolved alongside natural languages as they are passed down through the years. In computing, Natural Language Processing (or NLP) refers to a set of methods for studying and modelling human languages that may be studied and represented automatically. Extracting or searching through vast bodies of unregulated text for specific information can be a complex and time-consuming process. Knowledge comes in several shapes and sizes, but can usually be differentiated into two types: structured or unstructured. Using NLP techniques, unstructured text data can be translated into a structured and well-organized database and then used for question-answering purposes. This paper is about the implementation of NLP techniques to convert unstructured text data into a structured database for Chatbot application training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]