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Low-Cost Sensors and Field Technology

Build, deploy and read simple soil and weather sensors on a small farm.

Agricultural TechnologyAdvancedEast Africa
A farmer checking field data on a tablet beside a sensor post
Duration
8 weeks
Weekly hours
6 hours / week
Format
Hybrid
Language
English
Certification
Professional Certificate

Overview

A hands-on introduction to affordable sensors: soil moisture, temperature and rainfall. Assemble a kit, deploy it and use the data to time irrigation.

What you will learn

  • Choose sensors for a farm question
  • Assemble a low-cost sensor kit
  • Calibrate soil moisture readings
  • Deploy and maintain sensors
  • Visualise sensor data
  • Use data to schedule irrigation
  • Design a simple field trial

Modules

  • What do you need to know?20 min
  • Sensor types30 min

Field assignment

Instructor

Sample instructor

Thandiwe Dlamini

Agricultural Data Lead · Southern Africa

Thandiwe builds simple data tools for farms in Eswatini and South Africa, turning field notebooks into decisions about planting, inputs and sales.

Farm recordsSensorsSimple analytics

Certification

Professional Certificate

Recognises applied, job-ready skills assessed through field work and a capstone.

Requirements to earn it

  • Complete all lessons
  • Submit every field assignment for mentor review
  • Pass a capstone project assessed by an instructor

Prerequisites

  • Farm Records, Data and Simple Analytics
  • Comfort with a smartphone

Who this is for

  • Agronomists
  • Research assistants
  • Tech-minded farmers

Next start: 15 March 2027

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You are enrolling in “Low-Cost Sensors and Field Technology”, starting 15 March 2027. You can leave the course at any time.

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