Sayetech designs and builds robust, IoT-enabled agricultural machinery tailored for smallholder farmers in Africa, significantly reducing post-harvest losses from 30% to less than 2%. Their solutions enhance productivity, increasing farmers' income by an average of $300, while providing essential after-sales support and job opportunities for local youth.
Funding
$50K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Smallholder farmers in Africa face significant post-harvest losses, often exceeding 30%, due to reliance on rudimentary tools and manual labor. This leads to reduced income, food insecurity, and lost educational opportunities for children who are needed for farm work. The lack of efficient machinery hinders productivity and profitability for these farmers.
Solution
SAYeTECH designs and manufactures IoT-enabled agricultural machinery specifically for smallholder farmers in Africa to minimize post-harvest losses and enhance productivity. Their product line includes multi-crop threshers, cocoa pod breaking machines, grain cleaners, and dryers, all built with durable materials suited for African conditions. These machines reduce reliance on manual labor, improve grain quality, and increase farmers' income. SAYeTECH also provides direct service provision, employing local youth as machine operators, and offers smart machine monitoring through a mobile application.
Target Audience
The primary target audience is smallholder farmers in Africa seeking to improve post-harvest processing efficiency and reduce crop losses, as well as agricultural institutions and individuals needing CAD services.
Features
- Multi-crop threshers capable of processing various grains, reducing post-harvest losses.
- Cocoa pod breaking machines that can open up to 60 pods per minute, significantly faster than manual methods.
- Grain cleaners and dryers to improve the quality and marketability of harvested crops.
- IoT-enabled devices for remote tracking and monitoring of machinery performance via a mobile application.
- Computer-aided design (CAD) services for customized agricultural solutions.
- Direct service provision (DSP) employing local youth as machine operators.
- Machines designed with easily replaceable parts for simplified maintenance.