Lizzie Merrill

Ignitia Ltd

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DescriptionIgnitia is a high-technology company and social enterprise that has recently developed the world’s first accurate tropical weather forecast model. Our platform is aimed to benefit small-scale farmers in West Africa by sending a daily forecast via SMS, provided in partnership with major telecommunication firms.
Organization Type SMEs
Areas of Activities

Agro-food manufacturing, food security, safety and quality control, food traceability, food conservation and shelf life

    Water technologies, space application to agriculture, environmental management

      Business Offer

      GPS Specific Weather Forecasts in the Tropics

      For all industries, Ignitia provides regional weather data sets, which includes early warning alerts for severe fluctuations. This enables companies to streamline sensitive operations and adapt priorities.

      For large farmlands, Ignitia offers an entire suite of extremely accurate past, current, and predicted data on metrics such as rainfall, humidity, sunshine hours, soil moisture and evapotranspiration to name just a few.

      For small scale farmers, Ignitia delivers iska™, a 2-day, monthly, and seasonal forecast sent through a cheap SMS solution to help them understand when to plant, fertilize, and harvest. Warnings are also given for heavy rains and dry spells as well as forecasts predicting the beginning and end date of the rainy season.

      Keywords: weather forecastingclimate changesmall scale farmerstropicsrisk mitigation
      Cooperation Offered
      1. Sales / Distribution
      Cooperation Requested
      1. Sales / Distribution
      2. Investment/Financing
      Technological Offer

      weather forecast model

      Ignitia is a high-technology company and social enterprise that has recently developed the world’s first accurate tropical weather forecast model. Our platform is aimed to benefit small-scale farmers in West Africa by sending a daily forecast via SMS, provided in partnership with major telecommunication firms.

      Keywords: telecommunicationicttechnologyweather