Agricultural extension support
Move from reactive scouting to targeted, timely intervention.
SmartCane provides continuous satellite-based oversight of crop development, helping agricultural extension teams prioritise field visits, identify emerging issues early, and provide timely agronomic and harvest recommendations. The result is better planning, more targeted support, and more effective field operations.
Do you recognise this?
Field visit planning based primarily on phone calls and verbal field reports
Difficulty in determining which fields are ready for harvest
Farmers often report issues only after damage has become clearly visible
Impossible to scout every field every week
Limited oversight of crop conditions across all fields
Solution
Our Extension Support Solution helps you to tackle these challenges. Realtime insights support effective extension work, bringing officers to the fields where they are most needed and allowing for weekly and daily planning activities based on real time field data.
Weekly data sets includes:
Harvest readiness per field and per farmer
Crop growth stage and growth overview
Alerts for fields requiring priority attention
Realtime yield predictions
Impact quantification of drought and rains
Impact quantification of pest and diseases
Harvest progress monitoring
Contract monitoring options
The information supports weekly planning meetings between mills, cooperatives and extension teams. It provides a shared overview of field conditions so harvesting priorities can be agreed upon based on current crop development.
Reports can be delivered as:
Simple and shareable PDF reports
Quick and easy summary tables
Overview maps and alerts
Workshop presentations
User examples
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Improving daily field operations through better team coordination
Manager Ariel starts each morning with a coordination meeting involving irrigation, agronomy, field supervisors, and operations. Before the meeting, he reviews the SmartCane internal field report to identify which fields require inspection, weeding, irrigation adjustments, or specialist follow-up. Using the report, he assigns tasks to the appropriate teams, prioritizes the highest-risk fields, and aligns everyone on the day's activities so resources are deployed efficiently.
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COORDINATING HARVEST PRIORITIES ACROSS OUTGROWER NETWORKS
Manager Marcos chairs a weekly committee meeting with representatives from cooperatives, extension officers, and the mill. Before the meeting, he reviews the SmartCane regional overview report to understand crop maturity, field conditions, and harvest readiness across all outgrower areas. Using the report, he facilitates discussions, aligns stakeholders on harvest priorities, and agrees on a coordinated harvesting plan that maintains a reliable flow of cane to the mill.
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PREPARING EXTENSION TEAMS FOR EFFECTIVE FARMER SUPPORT
Viraj (Extension Coordinator) prepares his extension team before they go into the field. Before the day's visits, he reviews the SmartCane extension report to identify which problems farmers are facing, where they are occurring, and which topics require attention. His officers call in when at the targeted field and, using the report, provides teams with the right advice and materials, and ensures the team is prepared to address the most common farmer challenges during their visits.
SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE EXTENSION SERVICES
SmartCane gives extension teams landscape-level insight into crop development across the grower network. This helps them identify priority fields, plan targeted farm visits, support better water management, and provide timely advice on sustainable production practices.
Signing up to SmartCane is easy and fast
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Contact SmartCane
A local representative will be your point of contact
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Share the location of your cane supply area
Our team can assist you in finding the exact location
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Down to the details
Based on polygons and yield records we can tell you what to expect, this week, next week, till the end of crushing season. No polygons? No problem, our experts on the ground have smart solutions to get them
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Your contact
You will receive the reports weekly, and our experts are one call away
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And you are in Control
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