Collection, analysis, and modeling of data in real-time through tele-irrigation
Innovation Type:
Water-Energy-Food
Product Segment:
Water – Irrigation
Country of Incorporation:
Niger
Country of Implementation:
Niger
Seeking Investment:
Yes
Financing Goals:
Seeking combination of debt and equity
Contact Name:
Maman Abdou
Contact Email:
Website:
Challenges
In Africa, particularly in Niger, irrigation is a limiting factor for food production. Its practice has remained rudimentary and occupies 2/3 of the farmer’s time in addition to contributing to water loss and waste, the use of physical and fossil-fuel energy, and environmental pollution.
Solutions
TechInnov offers tele-irrigation; a digital process of remote irrigation controlled via telephone, solar, and IOT with the ability to collect, analyze, and model data. Through their irrigation system, TechInnov aims to make irrigation independent of space and time, save water (60%), save time for the farmer (80%), optimize energy savings for the farmer (80%), and enable remote start/stop irrigation via phone.
