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KijaniSpace Completes Space-IoT Box Installation at Nyakasanga Irrigation Scheme to Advance Climate-Smart Rice Farming

The KijaniSpace consortium has completed the Space-IoT Box installation at the Nyakasanga Irrigation Scheme in Tanzania, creating an operational crop farming pilot for climate-smart agriculture.

July 19, 2026
Space-IoT Box Removes Barriers to Using Earth Observation Data in Climate-Smart Agriculture

Developing climate-smart agriculture services often requires combining satellite imagery, weather information and IoT sensor data from multiple disconnected sources—a complex and time-consuming task. The KijaniSpace Space-IoT Box solves this challenge by bringing these resources together in one integrated platform, enabling developers, researchers and SMEs to build innovative Copernicus-powered applications faster and more efficiently.

July 3, 2026
KijaniSpace Turns Local Needs into Exploitable Space-IoT Innovation

KijaniSpace has transformed the voices of farmers, fish farmers and regional stakeholders into practical requirements for the next generation of Space-IoT solutions. Through workshops in Kenya and Tanzania, the project identified priority use cases that will guide the development of climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture services across the Lake Victoria Basin.

July 3, 2026
Stakeholders shape Space-IoT priorities for climate-smart agriculture in the Lake Victoria Basin

ChallengeFarmers, fishers and aquaculture actors in the Lake Victoria Basin face climate variability, fragmented data, disease risks, market barriers and limited access to usable digital tools. D2.2 shows that these challenges are not only technical, but also linked to governance, data coordination and policy implementation gaps. What KijaniSpace didKijaniSpace convened ideation workshops in Kisumu, Kenya…

June 4, 2026
Unpacking KijaniSpace D1.2: Our Data Management Plan and Contributions to SDGs & EU Priorities & Global Challenges

D1.2 Data Management Plan The project’s deliverable D1.2 Data Management Plan (DMP) and Ethical Framework outlines how KijaniSpace will manage and utilise data throughout the project lifecycle, adhering strictly to FAIR principles – ensuring data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. Existing datasets, such as Copernicus satellite imagery, meteorological data, OpenStreetMap, and IoT data, form…

July 8, 2025

Publications and reports

A new publication available: Space–IoT Technologies for Climate-Smart Aquaculture: Challenges and Opportunities in the Lake Victoria Basin

LINK: DOI/Zenodo

July 3, 2026
Stakeholders shape Space-IoT priorities for climate-smart agriculture in the Lake Victoria Basin

ChallengeFarmers, fishers and aquaculture actors in the Lake Victoria Basin face climate variability, fragmented data, disease risks, market barriers and limited access to usable digital tools. D2.2 shows that these challenges are not only technical, but also linked to governance, data coordination and policy implementation gaps. What KijaniSpace didKijaniSpace convened ideation workshops in Kisumu, Kenya…

June 4, 2026
Design complete: The Space-IoT Box integrates Copernicus, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to support African smallholder farmers

The KijaniSpace project has unveiled the design specifications (Report D3.1) for the SpaceIoTBox, a new solution for climate-smart agriculture in Africa. This key platform aims to empower smallholder farmers by integrating Earth Observation (EO) data from the Copernicus programme with Internet of Things (IoT) and AI-based technologies. The SpaceIoTBox acts as an integrated decision support…

December 6, 2025
KijaniSpace Releases Landmark Assessment on Climate-Smart Agriculture Needs in the Lake Victoria Basin

Report D2.1: Requirements for Space-IoT centric Regional Development Strategy

December 6, 2025

Project events and activities

KijaniSpace Talent Training Programme Successfully Launched with First Training Session

On 21 May 2026, the KijaniSpace Talent Training Programme officially launched its first online training session for selected participants from across Africa. The opening course introduced participants to the fundamentals of mapping, spatial data, cartography, coordinate systems, remote sensing, and modern GIS technologies. The session provided an important foundation for understanding how Earth Observation, satellite…

May 25, 2026
KijaniSpace Contributes to WTO Dialogue on Technology Transfer to LDCs

KijaniSpace was invited to contribute to the World Trade Organization workshop on the implementation of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement, focusing on incentives for technology transfer to Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The workshop took place in Geneva on 21–23 April 2026 and brought together global policy-makers, international organisations, and practitioners to discuss how technology…

April 27, 2026

Stories and testimonies

Women in Tech – Meet Ms Candy Jannys

Welcome to KijaniSpace Talent Voices, a series where participants of the KijaniSpace Talent Training Programme share their own stories, experiences and aspirations. Today we are honoured to introduce Candy Jannys, a young woman from Kisumu, Kenya, whose passion for technology has been shaped by determination, resilience and a desire to make a positive impact in…

July 3, 2026
Women in Tech – Meet Ms Michelle Wanjiru from Kisumu, Kenya

Meet Michelle Wanjiru from Kisumu, Kenya – a Junior Developer, Backend and DevOps Engineer at Zone01 Kisumu and a participant in the KijaniSpace Talent Training Programme. In this personal story, Michelle shares her journey into technology, what motivates her to keep learning, and how she aims to use her skills to create meaningful solutions. She…

July 3, 2026