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Crop health monitoring and yield forecast
19 Nov 2025
The Challenge; Sugarcane is a high-investment, long-duration crop that is sensitive to water stress, nutrient deficiencies, and outbreaks of pests or disease — all of which can significantly reduce yield and affect sugar recovery. As a sugarcane farmer, much…
In the field with SmartCane: How satellite images help farmers
04 Aug 2025
During my visit to a 700-hectare sugarcane plantation in Kenya, I experienced firsthand how crucial good information is for successful crop management. On a property that size, inspecting every field every day is simply not possible. But as a farmer,…
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Sugarcane out-grower management
17 Jun 2025
The challenge; For sugar mills that rely on outgrower networks for raw material supply, securing consistent volume and quality of cane remains a persistent challenge. Mills lack timely, accurate visibility into outgrower field conditions, making it difficult to plan harvesting,…
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Helping the Helper: How SmartCane Supports on-the-ground Extension Teams
09 Apr 2026
Extension officers working for mills or farmer cooperatives, responsible for supporting large numbers of growers across dispersed areas. They operate under time, resource, and communication constraints, and are expected to maintain crop performance, farmer engagement, and cane supply reliability.
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Out of sight, not out of mind: How SmartCane Helps Keep Oversight When You’re Off-Farm
30 Mar 2026
Built for farmers who are not always on the farm — but still want full control over what happens on it. SmartCane turns remote farming from a trust-based system into a data-verified operation, ensuring that what is reported from the…
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Condition-Based Sugarcane Management with SmartCane Chlorophyll Index Monitoring
25 Feb 2026
Medium- to large-scale sugarcane farmers often struggle to optimize yields due to missed crop signals, field size, and reliance on calendars or guesswork. Small deviations in crop management can mean the difference between 60 t/ha and 90+ t/ha. The solution:…
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Today on the first day of the #africansugar conference we had the opportunity to meet with all participants and hear about the opp...
14 April 2026Today on the first day of the #africansugar conference we had the opportunity to meet with all parti...
We are looking forward to meeting you at the Annual Africa Sugar Conference, where we will share why Sugarcane production and Sate...
13 April 2026We are looking forward to meeting you at the Annual Africa Sugar Conference, where we will share why...
As an expression of our vision to create more sustainability in the sugar sector, we are now member of Bonsucro.
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In #sugarcane production, every decision matters. What if your decisions were backed by real data? Watch the introduction video an...
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