Smart Farmer

SmartFarmer is an innovative solution designed to tackle challenges in the agricultural industry to maximise business value and optimise production.

Challenges

Current challenges in the Agro Industry are:

  • Weak communication links to direct networks within ecosystems (farmers, government agencies, markets)
  • Limited real-time agricultural operational information such as disease outbreaks and national, regional and international market prices.
  • Uncoordinated agricultural processes that affect yield
    quantity and quality
  • Lack of quality control on agricultural systems
  • Inadequate access to extension services
  • Low compliance to agriculture regulations
  • Loss of revenue due to the ‘middleman’ effecte. the lack of insight and access to markets often results in revenue loss to unscrupulous middlemen who buy from disempowered producers and resell to markets at marginally higher prices.

Solution

The Smart Farmer Solution

Smart Farmer is an SAP -powered technology solution that connects stakeholders in the agricultural community. It caters to farmers’ needs to improve yield of products and accessibility to ready markets by ensuring best practice through crucial information access, on-the go. The solution provides farmers’  value adding services through networks with markets, suppliers, service providers, other farmers and relevant government departments. The value proposition of Smart Farmer is to assist farming communities and other stakeholders in doing things smarter, with transparency, accountability and efficiency, while driving profitability. This is done through access to user- friendly, efficient and flexible ICT- based services that cut across many functions and access channels.

Features

Online Marketplace

SmartFarmer provides users with a comprehensive online marketplace where produce can be bought or sold

Project Management

The project management tool assists farmers in process management through prescribing best routes to budget, providing means to track activities, funds and resources

Contracts

This connects farmers requiring funding with partners who can finance their operations. The financier can check on progress of a project based on preset milestones with status updates

Import & Export Permits

Buyers and suppliers can register for import and export permits for their organizations from within SmartFarmer, which ensures compliance with all necessary legal requirements.

Agronomy

It provides relevant technical information which advises farmers on production best practices, pricing information and alerts on potential threats to production

E-extension Services

Gives users a platform to acquire operational resources; both as supplier and recipient, users can register labourers and equipment for hire as per availability and requirements.

Benefits

Improved profitability for farmers

 Availability of real-time information on prices and trends helps farmers to make calculated financial decisions

Increased agricultural production

Farmers benefit from the availability of information which directly impacts their planning and production

Improved capacity for planning

 Because Smart Farmer provides government with real time information on aspects concerning the agricultural cycle, the technology increases capacity for more effective planning

Provision of early warning systems

 Smart Farmer helps in protecting investments through early warning systems against factors such as crop and animal diseases

Elimination of barriers to markets

Improved connection between farmers and markets eases trading

Access to technical support on-the-go

Smart Farmer facilitates access to extension services electronically, thereby improving turnaround times and support

Effective communication within the farming community (peer-to- peer)

Improves collaboration and information exchange

Improved Knowledge Management

Every detail matters in getting the best results. GIS technology makes it easier to track quality, ensure quality control, enhance farm produce and get the best for both farmers and consumers.

Enquire about Smart Farmer

Please fill in your details below and we’ll call you back