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Accessible via WhatsApp
No app to download, no account to create. Farmers talk to WOURI like a regular WhatsApp contact, on the phone they already own.
Case study No. 02 · Climate & agricultureIn beta
WOURI.
The AI agent helping Ivorian farmers adapt to climate change.
WOURI meets farmers where they already are. On WhatsApp. In their language. With concrete advice for seasons that no longer look like the ones they grew up with.
- Channel
- Sector
- Agritech · Climate-tech
- Languages
- French · Baoulé · Dioula · Bété
- Status
- Private beta · Côte d'Ivoire
The problem
The seasons no longer look like the ones our elders knew.
Côte d'Ivoire is an agricultural country first. Cocoa, coffee, rubber, cashew, food crops. Millions of people make a living from the decisions they take every week: when to sow, when to treat, which variety to choose, how to protect the harvest.
These decisions used to rest on a calendar that stayed stable for generations. That calendar is disappearing. Rains arrive later, stop earlier, or come down too hard all at once. Pests shift. Yields drop.
Public agricultural extension services exist, but they can't reach every village. Farmers, on the other hand, all have a phone. And on that phone, they have WhatsApp.
The solution
Four design principles.
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Ivorian local languages
Baoulé, Dioula, Bété, and of course French. WOURI replies in whichever language the farmer uses, by text message or voice note.
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Real-time climate advice
When to sow, when to irrigate, which varieties to pick in the face of shifting seasons. Answers tailored to the region and the type of crop.
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Designed for the field
Intermittent connectivity, voice notes, short response times. Every constraint of Ivorian farming life shaped the product.
Inside the conversation
Talk to it the way you'd talk to a neighbor.
WOURI understands French and the main languages spoken in Côte d'Ivoire. Questions can be written or voice. Answers too. No form to fill in, no button to learn.
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WOURI
online · WhatsApp
Hello. The rains are late this year. Should I plant my maize soon, or wait?
Farmer · Yamoussoukro
Hello. In your area, forecasts show reliable rains starting next week. I'd recommend waiting 6 to 8 days before sowing. In the meantime, prepare the soil and check your seeds.
WOURI
N'mɔ m'aba kaban ? (Can I start planting?)
Farmer · Yamoussoukro
Ɛlɛ, kɛ ka wulu ka taa ba 6 ni 8 tile waati la. Ji be na kɔ wula kɔ. (No, wait 6 to 8 days. The rains will come shortly after.)
WOURI
Illustrative example. WOURI is currently in private beta with a panel of partner farmers.
Local languages
You don't reach a village if you don't speak its language.
Côte d'Ivoire has more than 60 local languages. We're starting with the most widely spoken, with a model fine-tuned specifically to understand agricultural phrasing and local metaphors.
- 01FrenchAvailable
- 02BaouléAvailable
- 03DioulaAvailable
- 04BétéBeta
- 05Attié · Agni · SénoufoSoon