Imagine moving a farm from the deep countryside to the edge of a big city. While this makes selling food easier, it can lead to more diseases and pollution. This work creates a toolkit of smart sensors and better farming methods to keep both the food and the people healthy.
Rapid urban migration in West Africa creates a surge in peri-urban farming. This transition from subsistence to market production often causes zoonotic disease outbreaks and environmental degradation.
A suite of hardware including the SWINOSTICS device, portable spectrometers, and smart traps, alongside two Decision Support Systems (one mobile app for farmers, one web platform for authorities).
If you are a sensor manufacturer dealing with the need for specialized urban farming tools — this project developed the SWINOSTICS device and portable spectrometers that monitor environmental risks in real-time.
If you are a software provider dealing with disease outbreak tracking in farming zones — this project developed a Decision Support System for authorities to log risks and outbreaks in real-time.
If you are a consultancy dealing with the transition from subsistence to market farming — this project developed 6 case studies and adapted business models that can be replicated in different regions.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost structures for the SWINOSTICS device or software are not provided.
The project uses 6 Africa-based case studies to demonstrate the approach, with a stated goal of transferability to other regions through specific tools.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing terms are not mentioned, though a mobile application for farmers is being released.
It integrates via user-friendly tools, smart traps, and weather stations that measure the impact of the transition to agroecology.
The project period runs from 2022-07-01 to 2026-06-30, with working versions of the Decision Support Systems already presented.
The consortium is highly diversified with 28 partners across 16 countries. It maintains a strong technical base with 10 universities and 6 research centers, balanced by a 21% industry ratio (6 partners), including 3 SMEs. This mix suggests a strong pipeline from academic research to practical industrial application.
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