A Senegalese entrepreneur, Mengué Diouf, has developed a digital poultry management platform that enables farmers to monitor operations in real time, reduce production losses and improve overall efficiency across poultry farms in Senegal.
The innovation, built under her agritech company SEDAP’Tech, was created after Diouf experienced major setbacks in her own poultry business, where poor remote supervision of farm operations led to significant production losses. The platform now integrates solar-powered surveillance tools, mobile connectivity and data tracking features to give farmers full visibility over daily farm activities.
Brandspur Brand News reports that the solution is gaining attention within West Africa’s agritech space as digital tools become increasingly important in addressing agricultural inefficiencies and strengthening food production systems.
Before launching the technology, Diouf trained professionally in poultry farming at the Centre de Référence aux Métiers de l’Aviculture in Diamniadio before setting up her own poultry business. However, operational challenges across multiple farm locations resulted in repeated production failures, including losses that reached as high as 70 per cent in her first production cycle and 30 per cent in the next.
Her experience led to the development of SEDAP’Tech, a system designed to provide farmers with continuous access to farm data and live monitoring capabilities regardless of location. The platform allows users to oversee worker activity, feeding schedules, production trends and livestock health indicators through a mobile application.
The technology also records key performance data such as mortality rates and feed usage, allowing farmers to make faster and more informed decisions based on real-time farm conditions. This shift from manual supervision to digital oversight has improved transparency and operational control for users across different farming locations.
Diouf disclosed that the system has already been installed in more than 200 setups across 82 poultry farms in Senegal, offering both technological support and operational training to farmers adopting the platform.
Agricultural experts note that poultry farming remains one of the fastest-growing livestock sectors in Africa, but it continues to face challenges linked to disease control, poor monitoring systems and inefficiencies in farm management. Digital innovation is increasingly being viewed as a key solution to improving productivity and reducing losses within the sector.
Industry stakeholders in Senegal say the country’s poultry industry has reached near self-sufficiency, but maintaining and improving output requires stronger integration of technology-driven systems to support farmers and reduce operational risks.
The platform has also contributed to increased participation of women in poultry farming, with training programmes showing a growing number of female entrants into the sector, as more individuals adopt agribusiness as a pathway to entrepreneurship and income generation.
Diouf’s work gained further recognition after SEDAP’Tech won a national agritech award in 2025, highlighting the role of innovation in transforming traditional farming practices. Despite the recognition, she maintains that her primary goal remains focused on solving everyday operational challenges faced by poultry farmers through practical and accessible technology solutions.
Her innovation continues to position digital agriculture as a growing force in West Africa’s food production ecosystem, helping farmers improve efficiency, reduce losses and strengthen long-term sustainability in poultry farming.
