Agriculture module

Smallholder irrigation advisory

A deliberately simplified view: large icons, short sentences and no jargon, built to work on a basic phone and to be pushed out over SMS or WhatsApp.

Designed for accessibility and low connectivity. Icon-led guidance, plain language, and no data-heavy maps — every advisory below also goes out as a text message to 3 830 registered farmers.

Low rainfall expected

Free State maize belt · Free State

Irrigate maize twice this week. Water early morning to reduce loss.

Sent via SMS

TerraWatch: Little rain expected this week in Free State. Water your maize 2 times. Water early morning. Reply STOP to end.

1 840 registered farmers in this region · queued Aug 2026

Good rainfall expected

KZN sugarcane belt · KwaZulu-Natal

Reduce irrigation this week and save water. Check drainage in low fields.

Sent via WhatsApp

TerraWatch: Good rain expected in KZN this week. You can water less and save water. Check that low fields drain well.

960 registered farmers in this region · queued Aug 2026

Water restrictions in place

Northern Cape irrigated lucerne · Northern Cape

Very dry. Water only the strongest fields. Keep soil covered with mulch.

Sent via SMS

TerraWatch: Northern Cape is very dry and water is limited. Water only your best fields. Cover soil with mulch to keep water in.

420 registered farmers in this region · queued Aug 2026

Normal rainfall expected

Western Cape wheat region · Western Cape

Keep your normal watering plan. No change needed this week.

Sent via WhatsApp

TerraWatch: Rain looks normal in the Western Cape this week. Keep watering as usual. No change needed.

610 registered farmers in this region · queued Aug 2026

Message delivery is mocked in this demo. In production, advisories would be generated from the rainfall outlook and NDVI signal, then dispatched through an SMS/WhatsApp gateway with opt-in consent and language selection per farmer.