Ethiopia Initiative

Ethiopia Phase 1:
The Pilot Deployment

200 METOS® weather stations. 5 strategic zones. 40,000+ farmers reached. This is the beginning of Africa's most ambitious precision agriculture initiative.

200
Stations
5
Pilot Zones
40,000+
Farmers
~$1M
Investment
Deployment Model

Two-Tier Deployment Strategy

Technology + human expertise working together to deliver maximum impact at the farm level.

Tier 1
METOS® Station Network

200 METOS IoT weather stations deployed across 5 pilot zones. Each station collects real-time climate data — temperature, humidity, rainfall, soil moisture, leaf wetness, wind, and solar radiation — and transmits it to the FieldClimate cloud platform.

Tier 2
Digital Farm Advisor Network

Local DFA franchise partners serve as the human layer — translating METOS data into actionable advisory for 200–500 farmers per territory. Each DFA is trained, equipped, and supported by SaharaX GreenTech.

Phase 1 Coverage

5 Strategic Pilot Zones

Jimma Zone
Oromia
Coffee, Maize, Sorghum
40
stations
Guji Zone
Oromia
Coffee, Teff, Wheat
40
stations
Sidama Region
Sidama
Coffee, Enset, Maize
40
stations
Bale Zone
Oromia
Wheat, Barley, Potato
40
stations
Arsi Zone
Oromia
Wheat, Barley, Onion
40
stations
Rollout Roadmap

From Pilot to National Coverage

ACTIVE
Phase 1 — Pilot
200
Stations200
Farmers Reached40,000+
Investment~$1M
Phase 2 — Scale
1,000
Stations1,000
Farmers Reached200,000+
Investment~$5M
Phase 3 — National
7,000
Stations7,000
Farmers Reached1.4M+
Investment~$12M

Be Part of Phase 1

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