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Virtual Agronomist Delivers 100,000 Tailored Advisories to African Smallholder Farmers in the First Year

We are thrilled to share that iSDA’s Virtual Agronomist AI advisory service has helped African farmers on over 100,000 plots - a fantastic milestone achieved in just one year since the launch of the...

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17 Crops Now Supported by AI Virtual Agronomist Across All African Countries

Smallholder farmers across Africa can now access tailored advisory services for 17 different crops …

Transforming Agriculture in Ghana: Our New Partnership with Sesi Technologies

At iSDA, we are thrilled to announce our new collaborative partnership with Sesi Technologies to …

A New Chapter for Agriculture in Uganda: Our Partnership With Sasakawa Africa Association

We are excited to announce our groundbreaking partnership with Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) in …

Unveiling the Impact of iSDA's Rice Harvest Data Survey in Mwea, Kenya

Rice production is central to Mwea’s agricultural identity, contributing significantly to Kenya’s …

2024 in Review: Celebrating a Year of Milestones and Impact

As 2024 comes to an end, our team at iSDA are proud to look back on a year marked by progress, …

Virtual Agronomist at the CPCN Seminar: Revolutionising Agronomic Advice for Farmers Across Africa

In a world where smallholder farmers face increasing challenges in achieving sustainable …

Showcasing Virtual Agronomist at the 3rd African Conference on Precision Agriculture

We were thrilled to make a significant impact at the 3rd African Conference of Precision Agriculture …

World Soil Day: Empowering Farmers With iSDA's Know Your Soil Tool

World Soil Day, observed annually on the 5th of December, highlights the critical role of soil in …

iSDA’s Virtual Agronomist Featured by Voice of America: Transforming Farming in Kenya

At iSDA, we are committed to revolutionising agriculture across Africa by empowering farmers with …

Building Better Futures: Our Partnership With OMMA Ltd.

At iSDA, we pride ourselves on using cutting-edge agricultural technologies to empower farmers and …

Empowering Farmers in Uganda: Our New Partnership with Ecolife

At iSDA, we believe that data-driven solutions can transform agriculture, especially when combined …

iSDA & IAPRI Release Empowering Documentary

Our Collaboration with IAPRI At iSDA, we’re excited to work alongside the Indaba Agricultural …

iSDA Announces New Board Member: Mr Richard Sears

We are excited to announce the appointment of Mr Richard Sears to the iSDA Board of Directors. With …

iSDA Africa Announces Exciting Partnership With Niger Foods

In a significant step towards transforming agriculture in Nigeria, we are excited to announce a …

Stories From the Field: A Female Focus

As the global agricultural landscape evolves, the role of women in farming is increasingly …

Virtual Agronomist Update: Our New Image-Based Pest and Disease Feature

At iSDA, we are proud of our Virtual Agronomist service and its ability to improve farmers’ crop …

Virtual Agronomist: Feature Focus

Our new generation Virtual Agronomist service uses artificial intelligence to communicate directly …

10,000 Farmers: Next Generation Virtual Agronomist Launches in Kenya and Uganda

We are thrilled to announce that our next generation Virtual Agronomist, has amassed 10,000 users …

The Nairobi Declaration 2024: Results from the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit

From the 7th to the 9th of May 2024, the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit took place in …

iSDA Soil: The Backbone of Virtual Agronomist

At iSDA, we have created the first field-level soil map for Africa, which estimates over twenty soil …

Promising Future Yield Responses With Virtual Agronomist in Zambia

Maize is a staple food for over half of the Zambian population and is cultivated by around eighty …

Three Times More Yield for Tanzanian Farmers With Virtual Agronomist

At iSDA, we have been seeing fantastic positive yield responses with Virtual Agronomist across a …

iSDAsoil used in malaria mapping study

iSDA’s soil and agronomy map iSDAsoil was recently used by scientists to create a framework to map …

Sustain Africa - increasing access to affordable fertiliser at scale

As fertiliser prices continued to spike due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, iSDA joined the Sustain …

CEO Announcement

On behalf of the iSDA Board and team, I am delighted to announce Jamie Collinson as our new Chief …

iSDA releases a large soil analysis dataset for Africa

ISDA is proud to release a large dataset of analysed soil samples covering the African continent. …

Launch of Global Crop Nutrient Databases

On 6th September 2022 a landmark new open data crop nutrition platform will launch. A partnership of …

iSDA exhibiting at AGRF Summit, Kigali

Grow. Nourish. Reward - Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems AGRF, Africa’s premier forum for …

World Congress of Soil Science 2022

Keith Shepherd (iSDA Chief Science Officer) presented a paper at the World Congress of Soil Science …

iSDA introduces the Virtual Agronomist App to the International Fertilizer Association

On 26th February 2021 the iSDA team demonstrated the prototype app “Virtual Agronomist” to the …

AfCPA Conference

Notes from the first African Conference on Precision Agriculture, 8th to 10th December 2020. The …

University of Aberdeen’s research project to tackle land loss in Ethiopia, utilises iSDAsoil

David McBey and Michael Martin from the University of Aberdeen speak to iSDA about how they are …

ASA Conference

Notes from the Special symposium on Translating Visionary Science for Excellence in African Agronomy …

iSDAsoil Launch

iSDAsoil previously launched on 23rd October 2020 and is an open access soil property map with 30m …

International Fertilizer Association Webinar 26 February 2021

An information revolution in Africa? Introducing iSDAsoil 26 February 2021, 3pm to 4pm CET IFA, the …

iSDAsoil at the AfCPA Virtual Conference

To celebrate the launch of iSDAsoil, the iSDA team made two presentations at The 1st African …

iSDAsoil at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Virtual Conference

To celebrate the launch of iSDAsoil, the iSDA team made two presentations at The American Society of …