Ag Tech startup Satyukt Analytics launches its app for the iOS platform
New Delhi, 14e September 2023: Satyukt Analytics, a leading global ag-tech company, is pleased to announce the expansion of its groundbreaking satellite-enabled product, the Sat2Farm mobile app, to iOS users. This move will revolutionize agricultural practices, providing precision farming advice to improve crop yields and minimize input costs for farmers around the world.
The Sat2Farm application, previously available on Android, provides detailed farm-level information over vast areas with real-time data, minimizing the need for labor-intensive farm management tasks. This cost-effective approach replaces traditional methods and plays a crucial role in promoting precision agriculture and sustainable crop management. It enables farmers of different land sizes, from small to large farms, to embrace precision farming practices. With more than 1 hectare of land worldwide already benefiting from the Android version, this iOS launch opens up new opportunities for farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), government departments, agri-input and agri-output companies.
There are currently approximately 6.9 billion smartphone users in the world, with 85.88% of people owning a smartphone. By 2023, smartphone penetration in India reached 71% and is estimated to be much higher in the next decade. As of 2023, there are more than 1.46 billion active iPhone users worldwide, which amounts to approximately 21.67% of the total number of smartphone users worldwide. Apple has significantly ramped up its iPhone production in India, from just 1% in 2021 to 7% in 2023, and has ambitious targets to produce 25% of iPhones in India by 2025. The increasing trend in global smartphone penetration, coupled with the expansion of iOS availability, significantly increases the potential for Sat2Farm to tap into a broader and more diverse market spectrum.
Sat2Farm offers a comprehensive range of features designed to provide farmers with precision farming tools. These include the ability to assess soil health, monitor crop health, access real-time soil moisture data and receive accurate 15-day weather forecasts without the need for physical intervention. Additionally, the app provides valuable insights through its pest and disease advisory system, allowing farmers to proactively address potential threats to their crops. The app uses satellite data to detect essential macronutrients in the soil such as N, P, K, Soc and pH values that can be accessed with one click, eliminating the need for physical soil sampling. This sets the app apart from all other similar offerings on the market.
The Sat2Farm app features collectively contribute to significant benefits for farmers, including a remarkable 25%-30% increase in crop yield, a substantial 50% reduction in pesticide and fungicide use, a 50% increase in farm income, a 30% improvement in crop water productivity and a 5-10% reduction in the cost of agricultural inputs. Perhaps most notably, Sat2Farm eliminates the need for capital expenditures (CapEx), making it an accessible and cost-effective solution for farmers looking to optimize their farming practices.
Dr. Sat Kumar Tomer and Dr. Highlighting the importance of the app, Yukti Gill, co-founders of Satyukt Analytics Private Limited, said, “Sat2Farm enables farmers to transform their daily farming practices using satellite-based precision farming. We want to help farmers increase their income while promoting sustainable agriculture.”