One of the largest sugar producers in Zambia works with more than 10,000 small-scale farmers, who cultivate sugarcane across nearly 15,000 hectares of land. The company offers agricultural expertise to the farmers and helps to source raw materials required for growing high-quality cane.

The client’s challenges

The organization faced challenges in operational management due to the lack of a centralized system that could enable effective data monitoring and management. Some specific challenges that the client faced included:

• Cumbersome, manual, expensive data-capturing process
• Loss of data due to manual errors and leakage
• Lack of transparency in scouting team data and activities
• No control in the quantum of agrochemicals applied
• Absence of irrigation insights for plots
• No option for pest and disease alerts that help in proactive, timely action

How Cropin helped

Cropin’s end-to-end farm management solution was deployed to monitor various farm activities leading up to the harvest. This created complete digital records of the farm, along with details regarding cultivation. The data collected from the farm saved on Cropin’s secure cloud platform was accessible by the company’s key members anytime, anywhere for accurate real-time insights to track, manage, and monitor every step to increase productivity, traceability, and output predictability. Cropin provided farmers’ advisories and pest and disease alerts that helped them with proactive data-driven actions.

Impact

• 1500 hectares of farmland in Africa digitized
• 100% digitization of data for increased visibility and efficiency of operations
• Daily task scheduling for scouts, supervisors, and field managers
• Tracking plot-wise agricultural input application
• Real-time alerts and reports for the identification of crop stress areas
• Digitized scouting (roots and shoots) activities to ensure data is readily available and organized
• Irrigation activities registered to manage water resources more efficiently