Waterwatch Cooperative Crop Disease Alert App on SAP Cloud Platform

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Waterwatch Cooperative Crop Disease Alert App on SAP Cloud Platform

Case study of Waterwatch Cooperative building a smartphone app on SAP Cloud Platform that alerts smallholder farmers to crop disease risks using satellite and weather data.

Published

June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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SAP

Waterwatch Cooperative partnered with SAP to develop the Crop Disease Alert app using SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Cloud Platform API Management, Big Data Services, and Mobile Services. The app aggregates satellite, weather, and field data to deliver real-time disease risk alerts via a simple traffic-light interface on farmers' smartphones. Farmers pay US$1 per year and can submit feedback to refine predictions. Results include 25-40% fewer disease incidents and 15% lower pesticide use for participating farmers.

Key takeaways

SAP Cloud Platform enabled integration of satellite, weather, and field data for predictive crop disease alerts

Simple traffic-light smartphone interface delivers actionable alerts to smallholder farmers at US$1 per year

Farmer feedback loop improves model accuracy and supports localized service customization

Documented outcomes: 25-40% reduction in crop disease and 15% reduction in pesticide applications

Platform scalability supports expansion toward 500 million farmers across global food value chains

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