Climate Intelligence in the hands of those in the field, even with low data usage.
ignitia’s Climate Intelligence solution can help achieve larger production volumes with higher quality and greater cost control by putting highly accurate forecasts directly in the hands of those in the field. Location-specific information on key weather parameters, such as rain, temperature, humidity, and wind, is sent by SMS and contains a forecast for the upcoming seven-day period with low data usage.
Anyone who works in the daily activities of rural property, regardless of connectivity, can have updated and highly reliable climate information every day to make important decisions about crop selection, soil preparation, sowing, weeding, application of inputs, etc.
48hr forecast
SMS
Specific location based
The most reliable forecasts when you need them most
With the delivery of forecasts by SMS message, cooperatives, associations, and farm owners can provide information to those in the field without relying on the internet.
Is there stable internet at your location?
Use the ignitia mobile app to check the forecast for the next few days, access exclusive graphs and insights, and receive alerts for better daily management.
Track the weather on the farm without installing complex weather bases
ignitia’s high precision forecasting doesn’t require installing equipment that is expensive and difficult to maintain, all that is needed is a cell phone. Our location-specific forecasts can provide information on how wind, heat, humidity, and rain will impact a targeted 3 km area.
Produce more with better information
Increase productivity and make smarter decisions about the best day and time to plant, irrigate, harvest, and apply crop protection, saving both time and money. With daily and highly accurate information delivered direct to mobile phones, those in the field are better equipped to make timely and more informed decisions about all activities on the farm.
Accelerate your business from end-to-end
Make seasonal planning and crop selection easier with ignitia’s insight on whether the season will be wet or dry, short or long. Analyze how weekly precipitation and temperature conditions differ from historical weather patterns.
Who uses ignitia?
Farmers and Cooperatives
High-precision forecasts help farmers produce better quality and mitigate risks related to climate and decision-making involving the entire production chain.
Associations and Cooperatives
ignitia provides additional services to associations to increase farmer loyalty. In this way, parallel sales decrease, production quality improves and the cooperatives’ overall sales increase.
Agribusiness and input companies
ignitia’s Climate Intelligence drives farmers’ work by bundling relevant weather information with products to differentiate from competitors’ offerings.
Read what our clients think about our Climate Intelligence
Generally the Iska weather alerts massages has helped me plan for every day in the past two seasons and hoping to see more of your intervention and making it local for those who can not read to recieve directly like a voice recorder.
The weather alert has really been helpful to me and its accuracy is 95%. It helps me know when to sow my seeds, this is because previously when we were not recieving the weather information, we go out to sow and if the rains delay, the birds picked the seeds out of the hole which costs us money.
During fertilizer application, I still depend on the rain to know exactly when to apply my fertilizer. Fertilizer needs some amount of moisture to be able to work effectively on the plants. Aside my farming activities, i sell Zokom, a local drink in the market. The weather alert plays an active role in my production (...)
There was a day that the SMS received, reported that it will rain, I waited for sometime but there was no rains, I went ahead to apply the pesticides just when I finished there was rain and since then, i always followed. the instructions from the SMS. It helps to save money, chemicals and time.The weather advice on harvesting and drying, has improved the quality of grais, the grains were clean and neat and made storage easy without any problems.
The weather alert helped me to harvest on time to avoid post harvest losses. This has helped me save cost.
The weather information gives me the information about the rainfall which helps me to know when to plant and the best time to apply my fertilizer. It help me know when the weather is good for application of fert and pesticides After harvesting my produce the weather provides clue to know when and when not to open the door to the storage room (crip).
ignitia's impact on business
Reduce machine wear by avoiding unnecessary transport
Decrease labor costs by optimizing machines and time
Reduce fuel costs by ensuring driving efficiency
Save on crop nutrition and inputs by knowing the optimal time to spray.
Minimize seed costs by identifying ideal planting conditions.
Increase revenue through optimized production due to better weather forecasting
Total impact*:
*results of 2021 study of sample farmers from Ghana
%
of users receiving ignitia Iska SMS rainfall messages experienced yield increases
%
experience income increases
up to
%
of active users minimized of expensive inputs and prevented agrochemical runoff
Find out what high-precision climate intelligence can do for your business.
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