SAS Helps Micro-Farmers Boost Crop Choices with Data

SAS helps micro-farmers boost crop choices with data

Small growers near the Cradle of Humankind could improve yields and incomes as SAS analysed four seasons of crop and price data.

SAS uses data to empower South African Micro-Farmers and strengthen local farm systems

SAS, a global leader in data and AI, helped South African micro‑farmers improve crop decisions, increase income potential and strengthen food security through a Data for Good initiative that applies advanced analytics to some of the world’s most resource‑constrained farming environments. Through a collaborative project with dataDecisions.ai and The Dream, SAS analyzed seasonal crop, growth‑cycle and market pricing data from micro‑farms located n…