The intensification of agriculture has undermined vital pollination services provided by wild insect pollinators (WIPs), resulting in a downward decline in pollinator numbers and significant concerns about the sustainability of food production systems. Current methods to address biodiversity loss and productivity are missing vital information about WIP populations and the economic/environmental impacts of cultivating habitats for them within the agricultural landscape. The innovation between AgriSound and RegenFARM aims to address these issues through the use of novel sensor technology to capture population data about WIPs in the field and use this to create optimised land strategies using AI enabled simulation to improve the productivity of crops, while enabling farmers/growers to build resilience and operate more sustainably. This project seeks to undertake critical development and pilot trials, moving the innovation from TRL4 to TRL6/7 with projected market entry Q42025\.

This 3-month feasibility study will explore how to implement an automated system for pollination services management in SubSaharan Africa. In order to explore this idea we are conducting studies in three countries, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, representing different geographical and economic regions of Africa.The project will allow us to investigate and build co-operative partnerships within the target countries in order to de-risk the proposition of developing our innovative idea. Our proposition is to use the novel microphone-based pollinator monitoring device of Agrisound along with the agricultural data-management platform of Regen Farm Platform, implemented in an entirely new proposition to support pollination services in Africa. The envisaged product will help to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability by giving farmers actionable feedback on pollinator and biodiversity abundance.