The global economy is based on three fundamental factors : land capital, natural resources and human capital. To enable wealth creation and ensure its proper distribution, the third factor (i.e., human capital) must make intelligent and rational use of the other two factors. At a time when natural resources are becoming increasingly variable and uncertain, human intelligence must be mobilised to develop adaptive and resilient societies.

“Télé-irrigation”, a project developped by the Nigerien social enterprise Tech Innov, is precisely an example of social entrepreneurship that brings together human creativity – through science, technology, innovation – and environmental protection in order to enable vulnerable populations to adapt to continuous changes in agricultural production factors.

It is estimated that in Niger, irrigation takes up to two thirds of the time of farmers market gardener1. This prevents them from dedicating themselves to other activities and therefore slows down their productivity. To alleviate this problem, the Télé-irrigation project offers a technological process that allows farmers to remotely control the irrigation system of their farm, regardless of their geographical position and weather conditions. To do this, the Tele-irrigation kit consists of a solar station, a solar pump to evacuate infiltration water, a water distribution network, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and telecom equipment.

Using solar energy and the IoT, “Télé-irrigation” allows for the remote, real-time collection and dissemination of meteorological and hydrological data (including temperature, soil moisture, rainfall, solar radiation, wind speed, etc.), in real time. With his mobile phone, the farmer can access these data and then ensure intelligent water distribution (needs, quantity, time, etc.), via an interactive and multi-language voice application, which facilitates its use.

This process allows farmers to save time and energy, increase the irrigable area of their fields, and improve the yield of their crops, thus increasing their production and income, simply by better managing the use of water. It also allows farmers to carry out several activities at the same time and to be more mobile, since better irrigation means less on-site presence.

This way, remote irrigation can successfully promote the economic development of rural regions in Sahel, and can help mitigate and adapt to climate change by raising awareness on sustainable management of water resources among the general public, both to preserve natural resources and to cope with their greater scarcity.

Abdou Maman Kané
CEO & Founder
Tech Innov

Footnote
1. According to SPIN: Strategy for Small Irrigation in Niger

 

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