Buzz Farm’s drones to the rescue - Two graduates in Zimbabwe started a drone business and now provide farmers with services that save them time and money
In early 2018, Anesu Mapisa walked out of the gates of Zimbabwe’s Midlands State University armed with a Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy and a vision.
For Mapisa, the decision to focus on helping farmers increase their yields was informed by personal experiences. “I was raised on a farm in Macheke, so my parents were farming at a low level, and it was not producing much. I wanted to bring solutions to subsistence farmers, including my parents, so they can efficiently produce a lot of food, which can sustain the family and the farm.”
Undeterred, they opted to seek collaborations. The first was with Alley Capital Group, a firm that had just entered the Zimbabwean market with drone technology. A partnership was born and in 2019; Farm Buzz introduced drones to the market. Since then, they have provided pesticide coverage over 500 hectares, mostly on small-scale farms.
Although there has been an increasing interest in the drone option, farmers did not immediately accept the technology. Traditional methods and experience stood in their way. She began farming after retiring from nursing and has been at it for five years. She lives in Harare but drives to Nyabira to oversee her projects.
“I was using people, and they were cheating me: most of them were just not serious, they were interested in money, not the yield and health of crops,” Musungwa said.
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