"Precision Agriculture for People and Planet!"

The Problem

Ethiopia spends significant foreign currency each year importing agricultural fertilizers such as DAP, UREA, NPS, and MOP. Yet at farm level, fertilizer use largely remains quota-based and non-precision — applied without localized soil intelligence or data-driven guidance.

The result is predictable:
👉inefficient input utilization and financial waste for farmers
👉inconsistent productivity
👉declining soil health and nutrient imbalance
increasing environmental stress and long-term land degradation
👉weak last-mile advisory systems and limited access to practical agronomic data

Farmers are expected to make complex soil and crop decisions with minimal localized information — a structural gap that undermines both national investment and farmer resilience.

Our Solution System

KEHAZ is developing a decentralized, community-embedded precision agriculture service model built on frugal innovation and local capacity.

Our approach combines:
🌱Decentralized Soil Labs & Rural Data Intelligence Hubs — providing accessible soil testing and localized agronomic insights
USSD-Based Farmer Digital Access — simple mobile tools that work on basic phones for advisory, input planning, and decision support
🌱Precision Fertilizer Facilitation & Accountability (PFFA) Framework — farmer-led learning, demonstration plots, and community agronomy networks
🌱Frugal Digital Infrastructure — localized data systems designed for rural contexts with low-cost operational models

Instead of top-down blanket recommendations, the model enables localized, adaptive, and knowledge-driven farming decisions.

Current & Intended Pilot Initiatives

The initial phase will focus on 5 soil-acidity hotspot woredas, establishing an integrated operational ecosystem:
💫Setup of decentralized KEHAZ Soil Labs and frugal data intelligence centers
💫Development and deployment of a farmer-centered USSD platform (KEHAZ-Net)
💫Community mobilization and establishment of PFFA learning and demonstration sites
💫Training of local agronomy facilitators and soil intelligence technicians
💫Integration with ongoing university & research center partnerships and field innovation pilots.

The goal is to build a scalable proof-of-concept that demonstrates how decentralized precision agriculture can improve productivity, reduce input waste, restore soil health, and strengthen community-based agricultural intelligence systems.