Imfuyo Technologies Aims To Provide Smart Farming Solutions
Imfuyo Technologies Aims To Provide Smart Farming Solutions. Imfuyo Technologies is an Agri-Tech start-up focused on developing smart farming solutions, using 4IR technologies to collect & analyse critical data about livestock location and behaviour in order to provide farmers with continuous oversight of their herds and improve operational efficiency.
The data is analysed to enable farmers to optimise farming activities. The platform will also serve as a de facto cattle deeds office, providing better traceability across the beef production value chain. Through Imfuyo Technologies, livestock farmers also have better access to financial markets.
Founder and CEO of Imfuyo Technologies Allasandro Da Gama told Alphacode Club that farming is more than just a science; it is about constantly learning from experience and being innovative. “If you look at the agricultural industry, in certain aspects, a lot of it has been more of an art than a science. There are many processes that rely on the farmers’ experience and judgement, as well as very manual and tedious activities.”
The Economist reported that the total loss of livestock in South Africa had rapidly increased to as much as twice the annual black market value of poached rhino horn. According to Willie Clark, the national chairperson of the National Stock Theft Prevention Forum: “Livestock theft costs the country R1.4 billion annually.” If farmers continued to suffer livestock theft, this would heighten the risk of the industry losing production and business. “Prior to starting the business, I had been getting very interesting exposure to agricultural investments and venture capital. Upon engaging with livestock farmers,” says Da Gama.
Da Gama describes an average day in his life as “structured chaos” as he manoeuvres between travelling to speak to farmers to gain insights; engaging in meetings with various stakeholders; and running day-to-day operations for Imfuyo Technologies. Da Gama says that he takes each day as an opportunity to revisit the drawing board to improve his work.
