Zimbabwe - Startup under 3 years old

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With the use of AI and GIS , HarvestMind aims to reduce post harvest losses by providing a platform which offers remote farm field motoring , real time crop performance data so that farmers make informed decisions to optimize crop yields and reduce costs

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

House Intelligent Systems is a startup aimed at creating digital solutions that benefit the people of Zimbabwe and the world as whole . Our startup comprises of 5 individuals with the same mindset of changing how things are done through the use of technology . It focuses in creating innovations that reduces the use of paper (Business ERPs) , creates affordable health care (Medical AI ), and improves agriculture (HarvestMind) . Agriculture contributes approximately 17 percent to Zimbabwes GDP and is the main source of livelihood for the majority of the population(FAO) and due to this we noticed the need for innovation(in dev) in helping farmers improve it and reduce post harvest losses by providing them a platform where they can make informed decisions through the combination of GIS and AI which inturns provides remote field monitoring and management , crop perfomance monitoring , weather analysis for farm fields and generated AI recommendations to support the farmer from seed to sell.

01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?

Agriculture contributes approximately 17 percent to Zimbabwes GDP and is the main source of livelihood for the majority of the population and due to a lot of issues like climate change , unavailability of remote farm monitoring tools , farmers have had a lot of post harvest losses which has seen the country experience hunger leading to death of the variety of the population . We want to create a Zimbabwe where agriculture remains high and yields and outputs remains high in order to feed the masses thereby promoting Zero hunger . Agriculture also remains the main source of employment for a lot of Zimbabwe and we aim to keep it up and running by improving yields through the use of technology in order to better the livelihoods of the people

01.03 Dites-nous quels sont les principaux avantages et/ou bénéfices de l'utilisation du produit/service fourni par votre startup (au moins 3).

Our product aims at providing easiness in management and monitoring of farms regardless of the availability of the farmer in the physical farm areas which reduces costs for travelling from one farm to the other . Also , our product aims at providing field insights to the farmer from crop analysis and performance , weather data and AI recommendations based on the fields state. Our product also provides a platform for farmers to sell their crops hence supporting them from seed to sell

01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adresse le produit/service de votre startup. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?

Our product is aimed at both the non commercial and commercial farmers in Zimbabwe who struggle with the issues of field management and monitoring with our main focus on the informal farmers (non commercial) as they are many in the country and are particularly located at the rural side of Zimbabwe. We aim that by integrating indigenous languages we can be able to get as many local and rural farmers as possible to help them improve their yields.

01.05 Quand votre entreprise a-t-elle été créée ?

04/05/2023

01.06 Vendez-vous déjà votre produit/service ?

Non

01.07 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires de votre entreprise en plus de vous ?

4

01.08 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

1

01.09 Veuillez décrire le profil des autres propriétaires de votre startup (compétences, expérience, etc.).

The other 3 male owners are computer systems engineering graduates who have experience in machine learning , web app development , software engineering and data analytics . The have worked for multiple companies from Afrisoft, Econet and other ventures which totals their experience to more than 5 years . The female owner is a bioinformatics researcher whose focus is on the medicinal side and agricultural side . She is also well versed in machine learning and AI and Data analytics making her profile strong . She has worked for remote companies like Ugenome AI and local like NBA .

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01.11 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre entreprise ?

Agriculture

02.01.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

By promoting agriculture and supporting it from seed to sell , we make sure employment in the agricultural sector remains high since it is where most of the Zimbabweans are employed and make a living.

02.02.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

By reducing post harvest losses , we make sure food is available in the country to the people and yields are boosted to have higher outputs .

02.03.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

By making sure yields are boosted and crop quality is monitored and maintained , this leads to good and nutritious produce which supports good health in the people

02.04.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Éducation de Qualité'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.05.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'

3

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.06.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.07.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'

3

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.08.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

By making sure post harvest losses are reduced , economic growth is boosted as hunger is also reduced and employment opportunities are maintained in the agricultural industry

02.09.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovation et Infrastructure'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

The use of GIS and AI in our platform fosters innovation through the use of well known talk of the town technologies to make agriculture great again . GIS in mapping and AI in processing and analysis of digital images results in a state of the art product .

02.10.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'

3

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.11.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'

4

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.12.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsables'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Production of yields is boosted through constant monitoring with satellite imagery .

02.13.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

By leveraging crop performance monitoring and weather data analysis , Farmers can combat the impacts of climate change since they have access to forecasted weather data for a period of up to a month ahead thereby making them prepared

02.14.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.15.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'

4

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.16.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.17.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'

4

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

06.01 Un grand nombre de clients utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire au nôtre.

7 = Tout à fait d'accord

06.02 Notre produit/service représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

06.03 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

06.04 Notre produit/service est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.05 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services

3

06.06 Notre produit/service répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.07 Notre produit/service est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

06.08 Justification

The product we are developing is not new . The technology has been there and other products are also there which offer the same service . The difference is the addressable market and communities . Most of the available products serve certain regions which does not include mostly the African region and that is where we come in to bring in the service

06.09 Analyse compétitive

Our main competitors are MapmyCrop , Agremo and EOSDA Crop Monitoring . What makes us stand out is the market we are addressing , we are mainly focusing on the African region as whole which is one of the region left out by most of these competitors . We are bridging that gap that they left out and come in a a provider and provide the service to out locals . Also , from assessing functionality , we are bringing in a lot of sophisticated functionality .

11.05 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?