Democratisng intelligence to smallholder farmers in Egypt and the Arab world

Zr3i — origin and mission

Zr3i started in early 2022 with a clear conviction: smallholder farmers in Egypt and the Arab world deserve the same precision, prediction, and market access that large agribusinesses use. We build Arabic-first, mobile‑friendly tools that translate satellite imagery, AI, and local agronomy into actionable guidance farmers can use the same day. Our mission is to boost yields, reduce input waste, strengthen market linkages, and build climate resilience for small farms.

What Zr3i does

• Crop monitoring and early warnings — satellite and remote‑sensing analytics detect water stress, pests, nutrient deficits, and heat risk, with alerts delivered to farmers’ phones.
• Farm management and traceability — a collaborative dashboard that links farmers, agronomists, and buyers for transparent records and smoother value‑chain coordination.
• Data-driven recommendations — ML models convert imagery and local input into tailored, low‑bandwidth agronomic advice and scheduling.
• Market integration — connections to input suppliers and off‑takers to help farmers capture better prices and reduce post‑harvest loss.
• All features are optimized for usability in rural contexts and for rapid adoption by extension teams and cooperatives.

A global first: carbon sequestration for date palm trees

Zr3i is now integrating carbon‑sequestration measurement for date palm trees into our platform — the first time this metric has been included at scale globally. By combining high‑resolution remote sensing, field calibrations, and crop‑specific carbon models, we can estimate carbon stocks and sequestration rates for date palms and translate those measurements into credible, farmer‑level climate benefits. This capability unlocks new pathways for climate finance, carbon incentive programs, and sustainability claims that directly benefit palm-growing smallholders and their communities.

Impact to date and scalable uses

Pilots have validated our remote‑sensing workflows, mobile delivery, and farmer adoption, producing measurable improvements in decision timing and input efficiency.

The date‑palm carbon module enables farmer access to emerging carbon markets, pay‑for‑performance programs, and donor investments that reward climate‑positive land management.

We prioritize gender‑sensitive outreach and subsidized access for the most vulnerable cooperatives to ensure benefits are broadly shared.

Why we pledge with Pledge 1%

Committing product, equity, and time through Pledge 1% institutionalizes our social mission: it makes it easier to guarantee subsidized access, fund local extension, and open anonymized datasets for research and policy. Pledge 1% helps convert technical capability into verified, long‑term benefits for smallholders and for landscape‑level climate outcomes.

How contributions will be used

• Subsidized platform access for female‑led farms and vulnerable cooperatives.
• Local extension and training to turn digital alerts into field action.
• Field calibrations and verification for the date‑palm carbon model to ensure credible, auditable carbon measurements.
• Product credits and volunteer expertise to accelerate pilots linking farmers to carbon and sustainability finance.

Invitation

We invite the Pledge 1% community to join us in a pilot to validate farmer‑level carbon payments for date palms while scaling agronomic benefits across 1,000 smallholder plots over 12 months. Together we can prove a model where precision agritech, verified carbon finance, and equitable access combine to raise incomes, strengthen resilience, and reward climate stewardship.