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Senegalese entrepreneur Mengué Diouf has developed a digital management platform that helps poultry farmers monitor their farms in real time, reduce losses, and improve productivity across Senegal.
Diouf, founder of SEDAP’Tech, developed the technology after incurring significant losses in her own poultry business due to the challenges of supervising farm operations from a distance.
Before launching the platform, Diouf had trained in poultry farming at the Centre de Référence aux Métiers de l’Aviculture (CRMA) in Diamniadio and later established her own poultry enterprise. However, managing farm activities across multiple locations proved difficult, resulting in significant production losses.
“I would say that the misfortune that led to the creation of this solution was that we suffered enormous losses due to several factors,” Diouf said.
She explained that her first poultry production cycle resulted in a 70 percent loss because she could not constantly monitor farm activities.
“For the second production, we tried to learn lessons from the first one. But the reality was still very harsh, and we ended up losing another 30 percent of our production,” she added.
The experience inspired Diouf to create a system that would allow farmers to stay connected to their farms regardless of location. SEDAP’Tech combines solar-powered cameras, 4G connectivity and a mobile application that enables poultry farmers to monitor farm activities remotely using their smartphones.
The platform allows users to track workers’ attendance, monitor feeding schedules, record production data and respond quickly to issues affecting bird health and productivity.
“This now makes it possible to no longer sit around without knowing everything that is happening. Now, when someone enters, you know who entered your farm. You are fully in control of your farm,” Diouf said.
According to her, the platform also centralises key information, such as feeding records, mortality rates, and production performance, helping farmers make better decisions based on real-time data. What began as a solution for her own farm has now expanded to support poultry producers across Senegal.
Diouf said the company has completed more than 200 installations across 82 poultry farms, providing both technology and technical support.
“We have successfully completed more than 200 installations in the field, including 82 poultry farms, which are now benefiting from the technological solution and our expertise,” she said.
Industry experts say the technology comes at a critical time for Africa’s poultry sector. Poultry production remains one of the continent’s fastest-growing agricultural industries, but disease outbreaks, poor monitoring systems and management challenges continue to affect productivity in many countries.
For Senegal, which has achieved self-sufficiency in poultry production, improving efficiency and reducing losses remain important priorities. Dr Mamadou Ba, Secretary General of the Board of Directors at CRMA and one of Diouf’s former instructors, said technology will play a key role in achieving future food security goals.
“These technological innovations must absolutely respond to this paradigm if we are to achieve the objectives we have set for ourselves. We must link technological innovation with the goals of production and productivity,” Ba said.
He noted that poultry farming remains one of Senegal’s strongest agricultural sectors and has already achieved self-sufficiency. The technology is also helping to attract more women into the poultry industry.
According to Ba, women now account for between 30 and 50 percent of some training cohorts supervised by the institution. One beneficiary, Seynabou Ndoye, said poultry training had encouraged her to pursue entrepreneurship after previously working as a trader.
“At first, it was more out of curiosity than anything else, but currently, the training is inspiring me toward self-employment,” Ndoye said.
Diouf’s innovation has received international recognition. In 2025, SEDAP’Tech won the Senegal edition of the AYuTe Africa Challenge, an agritech competition that supports technology-driven agricultural solutions. Despite the recognition, Diouf says her focus remains on helping poultry farmers overcome everyday challenges through technology.
By turning personal setbacks into practical solutions, she is helping farmers across Senegal gain greater control over their operations while supporting the country’s efforts to strengthen food production and agricultural sustainability.
Bird Story by Penda Thiam.
