SaharaX × METOS — Connecting Rural Ethiopia
A new era of risk management and profitability for Ethiopian agriculture
We partner with farmers, agribusinesses, and institutions to build the largest agrometeorological network in Ethiopia — powered by the METOS® by Pessl Instruments ecosystem.
The problem
Farming without local data is a risk
Broad regional forecasts can’t see what’s happening on your land. Without field-specific data, every decision carries avoidable risk.
Unpredictable weather
Sudden rainfall, drought, or heat stress can severely impact yields when you have no field-specific weather data.
Pests & diseases
Without local monitoring you react too late to disease pressure and pest outbreaks — after the damage is done.
Water mismanagement
Irrigating too early, too late, or too much wastes scarce water resources and drives up costs.
Guesswork
Decisions based on guesswork reduce productivity, profitability, and long-term farm resilience.
The solution
How the SaharaX subscription works
Many farms have no nearby weather station, and broad forecasts miss what’s happening on your land. SaharaX delivers hyper-local insights designed for your unique field — on a simple subscription.
1
Deploy
Professional-grade METOS weather stations are installed locally, right in your own field.
2
Analyze
You receive hyper-local climate and crop data through FieldClimate — clear insight for informed decisions.
3
Act
Plant, irrigate, spray, and harvest at the optimal time for your field — turning information into profit.
Technology
One connected ecosystem, from field to decision
SaharaX deploys the full METOS® by Pessl Instruments stack — proven hardware, a single data platform, and decision models built for real fields.
Weather stations & sensors
Professional-grade METOS 5, nMETOS and miniMETOS stations measure weather and soil conditions on your own land — the foundation of every decision.
FieldClimate platform
All your data in one place. FieldClimate turns raw measurements into forecasts, disease models, and irrigation guidance — on web and mobile.
Crop & pest monitoring
iSCOUT and CropVIEW bring automated pest and crop monitoring to the field, so you act on disease pressure early — not after losses.
Why it matters
Turning information into profit
Protect your yield
Anticipate weather, disease, and pest risk early — and act before it costs you a harvest.
Lower input costs
Spray and fertilise only when models say it’s needed, reducing waste and chemical spend.
Save water
Irrigate to real soil-moisture data, conserving a scarce resource while keeping crops healthy.
Build resilience
Replace guesswork with data, strengthening profitability and long-term farm resilience.
Deployment
A phased rollout across Ethiopia and beyond
SaharaX is building Ethiopia’s national agrometeorological network step by step — part of the wider African initiative that began in South Africa.
Phase 1 — Ethiopia
7,000 weather stations
Deploying 7,000 professional METOS stations across Ethiopia’s key farming regions, putting hyper-local data within reach of farmers nationwide.
Phase 2 — Advisory
Digital Farm Advisor
A local advisory layer turns station data into clear, actionable guidance for every farmer in their own context — the Digital Farm Advisor (DFA).
The vision — Africa
100,000 stations
Ethiopia is one pillar of the continental goal: a 100,000-station METOS network connecting African agriculture, started in South Africa.
Products
The METOS products behind SaharaX
Choose the package that matches your need and expand at any time with additional sensors and software subscriptions.
METOS 5
The flagship professional weather station — robust, accurate field measurement for serious operations.
nMETOS & miniMETOS
Compact, cost-effective stations that bring the same hyper-local insight to more fields, affordably.
FieldClimate
The platform that unifies your data — forecasts, disease models, and irrigation guidance on web and mobile.
iSCOUT & CropVIEW
Automated pest and crop monitoring in the field — catch disease pressure and pest outbreaks early.
The scale of the mission
7,000
stations planned across Ethiopia (Phase 1)
100,000
station vision for African agriculture
Since 1984
METOS by Pessl Instruments expertise
Proven globally
Global technology, delivered locally
SaharaX is built on the proven METOS® by Pessl Instruments ecosystem — the same platform trusted by farmers and institutions worldwide, now serving Ethiopia.
A global platform
The same FieldClimate platform and METOS stations used around the world now bring hyper-local insight to Ethiopian fields.
Decades of expertise
Backed by METOS by Pessl Instruments and its experience in precision agriculture since 1984.
Local partnership
SaharaX delivers it on the ground — installation, data, and advisory support for farmers across Ethiopia.
Partners
Building Ethiopia’s network together
SaharaX is the Ethiopian partner of METOS® by Pessl Instruments, working alongside the people who feed the country.
METOS® by Pessl Instruments
Farmers
Agribusinesses
Institutions
Development agencies
Let’s build Ethiopia’s METOS network together
Grow more. Risk less. Join us.
Tell us how many stations you’d like to install and which package fits your operation — email our team and we’ll help you get started.