Farm Management — Mothusi

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Mothusi AI

Starting farm registration for a new grazing camp on Tlhapi Farm. I've opened the satellite map and located the area north of your main kraal. Please draw the boundary on the map, or I can estimate from the fence lines visible on satellite imagery.

Satellite map opened · Tlhapi Farm

It's the 120-hectare section with the river on the west side.

Boundary captured. Here's what I've recorded:

120.3ha

Camp Size

Boundary Points

-25.67°

GPS Lat

27.24°

GPS Long

Now I need to assess the Big 4 infrastructure. What's the condition of fencing, water, dipping, and kraals in this camp?

Boundary captured — 120.3ha

Fencing is good on east and south, broken on the north side. One borehole, no dipping tank, one small kraal near the river.

Infrastructure assessment captured. Running farm diagnostic…

Fencing

60%

Water

45%

Dipping

Kraals

40%

Critical gap: No dipping tank means you can't comply with DAFF animal health regulations. The broken north fencing also puts your herd at risk of straying onto communal land.

Farm diagnostic · Score: 36/100

That's low. What can I do?

I've linked this camp to your existing Bonsmara herd (45 cows, 12 calves) and built a remediation plan:

North fencing repair — R35,000Priority: immediate · Prevents herd loss · 3 day job

Urgent

Dipping tank installation — R120,000CASP grant eligible · DAFF compliance required

Apply

Second water point — R45,000Borehole or dam · 120ha needs 2 water sources minimum

Plan

Good news: The dipping tank qualifies for a DAFF CASP infrastructure grant (up to R200k). I can start that application right now using your farm profile. Shall I?

Camp registered · Remediation plan ready

Capabilities

From registration to advisory in one conversation

Mothusi replaces paper forms, spreadsheets, and site-visit checklists with a guided, conversational farm management system that captures everything.

Farm Registration

GPS-mapped farm profiles with satellite boundary polygons. Register farms conversationally — name, hectares, ward, municipality, district, and land tenure captured and stored as structured data.

Infrastructure Tracking

Fencing condition, water points, dipping tanks, and storage facilities — the Big 4 infrastructure categories assessed, scored, and tracked over time to measure improvement and guide investment.

Commodity Management

Livestock head counts by breed and age class, crop hectares by variety, production tracking, and seasonal planning — all linked to specific farm camps and boundary polygons.

Advisory Services

Weather alerts for your specific GPS location, veterinary booking through the platform, extension officer visit scheduling, and DAFF-connected compliance reporting.

FAQ

Common questions

Can I use Mothusi offline in remote farming areas?

Mothusi is designed for the realities of South African farming. The satellite boundary drawing caches map tiles for areas you've previously viewed, so you can review boundaries offline. Farm data entered offline syncs automatically when connectivity returns. For areas with limited signal, the conversational interface works on low-bandwidth connections — even basic 2G is sufficient for text-based farm registration and advisory queries.

How does the satellite boundary drawing work?

Mothusi uses a two-phase location process. First, you enter your farm address and drop a pin on the satellite map to mark the farmstead. Then you switch to boundary mode and trace the perimeter of your land directly on the satellite imagery — tapping corner points to create a polygon. The system calculates total hectares from the GPS coordinates, stores the boundary for compliance reporting, and uses it for extension officer visit planning and infrastructure mapping.

Is Mothusi connected to DAFF systems?

Yes. Mothusi integrates with DAFF (Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) for advisory services, grant programme eligibility checks, and compliance reporting. Farm profiles registered through Mothusi are structured to meet DAFF reporting requirements, and the system can generate the documentation needed for CASP applications, Land Reform reporting, and provincial agriculture department submissions.

Your entire farm, managed from one conversation