With 1.4 billion people in Africa and the global population set to double by 2050, there is an opportunity to tackle food insecurity sustainably with a global focus on greenhouse gas emissions. According to world bank article (last updated in April 2021) – https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/climate-smart-agriculture, the agricultural sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for an estimated 19-29% of these emissions when factoring in the emissions produced across the entire agricultural value chain, which includes activities like transportation, storage, and processing. This percentage rises to as high as 40%.
As the global population is set to double by 2050, the demand for food will rise, potentially leading to increased emissions from agriculture unless proactive measures are taken to protect the environment. The solution lies in embracing advanced technology to revolutionize agricultural practices, enhance yields, boost farmer incomes, and promote sustainable practices. Innovative technologies, including climate-smart agriculture, precision farming, soil carbon sequestration, and digital tools for optimizing the value chain, all aim to increase agricultural productivity for farmers across Africa while minimizing environmental impacts. By adopting these technology capabilities, we can ensure food security, prosperity for farmers, and environmental sustainability for future generations.
AirSmat, an AgTech startup in Africa, stands at the forefront, providing cutting-edge AI-backed application capabilities and innovative techniques for sustainable crop management. With a strong focus on Farm Data, AirSmat empowers farmers to achieve higher yields while minimizing land, water, and chemical inputs. By leveraging these advancements, AirSmat plays a pivotal role in increasing land productivity, protecting natural ecosystems, and preventing irregular use of farmland for unsustainable agricultural practises. As a result, AirSmat contributes significantly to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and promoting a more environmentally sustainable approach to farming. Through our state-of-the-art technologies and solutions, AirSmat helps farmers optimize their operations, enhance crop yields, and protect the environment for future generations. With a commitment to innovation and sustainability, AirSmat continues to lead the way in revolutionizing the agricultural landscape in Africa.
The AirSmat Farm Manager mobile application is a comprehensive tool designed to empower farmers with efficient farm management capabilities. This app enables farmers to maintain detailed farm logs, track farm assets, manage expenses and sales, and monitor farm warehouses seamlessly. The application aggregates and processes various crucial Farm Data, including soil level information and data from field IoT sensors, drones, and satellites. Leveraging AirSmat’s AI-backed platform, farmers gain access to valuable insights and personalized recommendations for implementing best agricultural practices. By harnessing the power of soil mapping and monitoring, farmers can accurately apply the right nutrients in precise quantities, leading to enhanced crop productivity and increased carbon sequestration capacity from the atmosphere. With AirSmat Farm Manager, farmers can optimize their farm operations, improve food production, achieve traceability, contribute to soil health and environmental sustainability.
AirSmat’s Farm Manager app is a robust tool empowering farmers by optimizing resource utilization and mitigating climate-related risks. We firmly believe that Farm Data holds transformative potential, driving its collection, aggregation, processing, and intelligent sharing through our platform to effectively reduce climate-related risks for African farmers. To ensure timely access to vital agricultural information, our app features an integrated notification engine delivering updates, recommendations, and insights via SMS and popular social media platforms like WhatsApp. Moreover, we have nurtured a digital community exclusively for farmers, fostering knowledge exchange and support. With AirSmat’s Farm Manager app, we are resolute in equipping farmers with essential tools and intelligence to adapt to evolving climatic conditions and advance sustainable agriculture across Africa. This is precision farming at its best.
According to the World Economic Forum, implementing precision agriculture on 15-25% of farms has the potential to increase global yields by 10-15% by 2030. By streamlining and improving various stages of the value chain, from production and processing to distribution and consumption, we can maximize the efficiency and productivity of agricultural systems. This approach enables us to meet the growing demand for food while minimizing the environmental impact and preserving natural ecosystems. Through advanced technologies and data-driven insights, AirSmat is committed to contributing to the optimization of agricultural value chains, fostering sustainable practices, and ensuring a secure and prosperous future for farming communities in Africa.
It is widely recognized that the transformative technology capabilities, like those offered by AirSmat, often remain inaccessible to most smallholder farmers in Africa due to high acquisition costs and limited education on implementing such solutions. However, at AirSmat, we are committed to driving the adoption of these tools by partnering with government institutions and private enterprises focused on agriculture.
One recent example of our efforts is the partnership with Sterling Bank PLC, where AirSmat enables farmers to harness quality farm data and AI-generated recommendations. This collaboration empowers Sterling Bank to monitor farm activities throughout the planting season and enables farmers to enhance productivity and secure the supply chain of the future.
The changing demography, particularly the increasing number of young individuals with knowledge of software capabilities, embracing farming as a business presents a promising growth opportunity for AirSmat. As these tech-savvy individuals enter the agricultural sector, there is a greater openness to adopting advanced technologies and solutions like ours. AirSmat recognizes the potential in catering to this emerging generation of farmers, empowering them with our AI-driven tools and providing the necessary support to optimize their farming operations. By tapping into this growing market of tech-savvy farmers, AirSmat aims to not only contribute to their success but also to the overall transformation and sustainability of agriculture in Africa.
About AirSmat
AirSmat is an AgTech (Agriculture Technology) company based in Africa that aims to revolutionize the agriculture sector through data-driven solutions. The company’s primary focus is on harnessing the power of technology, data analytics, and artificial intelligence to help farmers optimize their agricultural practices, increase productivity, and promote sustainability.
AirSmat’s flagship product, the Farm Manager app, is a powerful tool designed to empower farmers by optimizing resource utilization and minimizing climate-related risks. The app allows farmers to keep a comprehensive farm log, manage farm assets, track expenses and sales, and monitor farm warehouse stock. It also integrates data from field IoT sensors, drones, soil level data and satellites to provide farmers with real-time insights and AI-generated recommendations for best farm practices.
By leveraging advanced data analytics and machine learning algorithms, AirSmat’s Farm Manager app enables farmers to make informed decisions, improve crop yields, reduce water and chemical inputs, and mitigate environmental impacts. The company also offers a notification engine that delivers valuable agricultural information to farmers through SMS and popular social media platforms like WhatsApp.
AirSmat is committed to driving the adoption of data-driven agriculture in Africa, empowering farmers, and contributing to sustainable food production while addressing the challenges posed by climate change. Through strategic partnerships with government institutions and private enterprises, AirSmat seeks to make its technology accessible to a wider audience and create a positive impact on agriculture and food security across the continent. For more details, visit https://www.airsmat.com/
Soji Sanyaolu, CEO & Co-founder, AirSmat Inc.