# farm-sensors.co.ke

> Kenya-focused market site for NuaSense IoT agricultural sensors. Part of the NuaSense platform (nuasense.com).

## About

farm-sensors.co.ke is the Kenyan market website for NuaSense, a Swiss-Kenyan startup that designs and manufactures IoT sensors for agriculture. The company was founded by Florian Haertl (electrical engineering & data science) and Manuel Lopes (business & strategy).

NuaSense tagline: "We make sense out of sensor-data."

## Products

### Soil Sensors
- Continuously monitors: soil moisture, soil temperature, soil pH
- Periodic assessment: NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) — not continuous
- Use cases: maize farming, potato farming, hydroponics, irrigation scheduling
- Page: https://farm-sensors.co.ke/soil-sensors/

### Water Sensors
- Continuously monitors: water pH, electrical conductivity (EC), water temperature, turbidity
- Use cases: irrigation water quality, borehole monitoring, hydroponics, fish farming
- Page: https://farm-sensors.co.ke/water-sensors/

### Weather Stations
- Continuously monitors: air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, atmospheric pressure, solar radiation
- Update interval: every 15 minutes
- Power: solar-powered with battery backup — no grid required
- Use cases: irrigation scheduling, pest/disease prediction, frost alerts, spray timing
- Page: https://farm-sensors.co.ke/weather-sensors/

## Technology

- **Connectivity**: LoRaWAN (868/915 MHz) — long-range, low-power wireless. No SIM card or Wi-Fi at sensor level. One gateway covers up to 15 km in open terrain.
- **Insights delivery**: SMS, WhatsApp, and web app at app.nuasense.com
- **Backend API**: api.nuasense.com
- **Enclosures**: IP67 waterproof, field-ready

## Target Market

- Kenya (primary) — smallholder and commercial farmers
- East Africa broadly
- Key crops: maize, potatoes, hydroponics, irrigated vegetables
- Key regions: Central Kenya (Nyeri, Meru, Kiambu), Rift Valley, Coast

## Partners

- **Coastal Biotech (Tanzania)**: biostimulants that strengthen plant resilience
- **ProTeen**: organic fertiliser from insect protein (sustainable alternative to synthetics)
- Joint field study underway: NuaSense sensors + Coastal Biotech biostimulants + ProTeen fertiliser — measuring yield and input efficiency for smallholders

## Key Differentiators

1. Works without internet — LoRaWAN means sensors work in remote fields with no SIM or Wi-Fi
2. Alerts via SMS and WhatsApp — no smartphone app required to get insights
3. Solar powered — zero running costs for energy
4. Kenya-relevant thresholds — pre-configured for Kenyan crops, pests and climate conditions
5. Full-stack solution — hardware + cloud + alerts, not just data

## Related Properties

- Global brand site: https://nuasense.com
- App: https://app.nuasense.com
- API: https://api.nuasense.com
- Sitemap: https://farm-sensors.co.ke/sitemap.xml