Mechro Limited Innovating Agriculture

Mechro Limited’s innovation lies in using simple, affordable, and colour-coded soil moisture monitoring tools—Chameleon Tools—that empower smallholder farmers, including those with low literacy, to make precise irrigation decisions. Unlike complex digital systems that are often inaccessible in rural Africa, our tools visually indicate soil moisture status using red (dry), green (optimal), and blue (too wet), enabling real-time, data-driven water use. This radically improves efficiency while reducing the need for external experts. Mechro combines this hardware with community training and localised data collection, offering a scalable, inclusive solution to climate-smart agriculture. Our tools have helped farmers reduce water use by up to 72%, cut fertilizer usage by 41%, and increase crop yields by 64%—all while remaining low-cost, easy to use, and tailored for resource-limited settings.