Zero.agri (ZA)
Japan
Zero.agri (ZA), developed by Routrek Networks, is a turn-key, Internet of Things (IoT) based solution for soil-culture farming that optimizes and automates irrigation and fertilization. It helps farmers by 1) Reducing water and fertilizer usage by half 2) Reducing labor for irrigation/fertilization by 90%, and at the same time 3) Increasing yield for experienced and newer farmers by 30 % and 100%, respectively (actual result). With the increased yield and the decreased input (water, fertilizer, labor), Return on Investment period for a typical farmer in Japan is just 1 year.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Farm management services, Fertilizer and nutrients management, IoT/Sensor controlled water management
Delivery type (format)
Internet of Things / sensors
Web based platform
Cloud-based
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Business to consumers
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Agribusiness / private company
Name of supplier/developer
Routrek Networks
Primary Users
Farmers , Agribusiness / private company
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (broad use use locally)
Number of users or subscribers
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
All over Japan
Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes