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WebFarm INTEGRATED ICT APPROACH FOR FARMER WEALTH

Project Description: Price Discovery - An Integrated ICT Approach to Farmer Wealth

Project Category: Agriculture

Project Concept Submitted by: Savara International Limited

WebFarm - Project Concept By: Savara International Limited

Connecting different players in th agriculture sector value chain. Agriculture remains central to Ugandaâ€™s economic growth and poverty reduction. It is a major source of raw materials for the manufacturing sector, a market for non-agricultural output and a source of surplus for investment. According to the NDP II, In order to enhance marketing and distribution of agricultural products, focus will be on: developing capacities of existing farmersâ€™ organizations, co-operatives and producer associations so as to reap from economies of scale; expanding market access through regional and international protocols and Uganda missions abroad; and deepening ICT access to facilitate market information sharing.

We introduce WebFarm, an ICT platform connecting different players in the agricultural value chain. What is WebFarm? WebFarm is an ICT enabled platform that leverages on various ICT platforms to bring together various agriculture value chain actors with the aim of creating markets linkages & improve household income. Key payers include the following:

Individual/ Farmer groups

Agro-Input dealers

Land owners

Researchers

Price Agents

Consumers

WebFarm - Project Concept By: Savara International Limited

Key System Modules Linked to Farmer Problems Problems -- Lack of market -- Limited market Information -- Low capacity to produce

-- Access to agricultural land -- Land degradation -- Low capacity for land preparation

System Module Market Place

Farmers can post produce for sell as well as search for produce in case they want to buy. The matching engine automatically sends a notification to either a buyer or seller in case there is a match.

Land Module

People can make available any land they want to lease or sell.

Limited access to Agriculture Financing

Farmer Database

Market Flooded with Poor Quality Inputs

Input/Service Providers

Unemployment Issue

Labor Module

-- Low prices paid to farmers -- Lack of suitable knowledge along the value chain Climate Change

Both individual and Famrmer groups will be captured and stored. This makes it easy to locate them in case of any intended intervention.

All providers of agricultural inputs and services are certified in the system thus helping to deal with the issue of fake products.

People willing to offer both expert and manual labor can register and increase the chance of being identified. This helps partly to address the problem of unemployment.

Knowledge Bank

Deals with sourcing and disseminating information such as prices, crop diseases,..etc.

Weather Module

Periodic weather updates can be delivered to registered farmers through SMS, email, ..etc.

WebFarm Versions

WebFarm - Project Concept By: Savara International Limited

Web Version (Online) This version of WebFarm platform can be accessed through the internet by logging onto the defined URL: http://mu-farm.firebaseapp.com, as described in screen shots below. Login Screen

Dashboard After Login

Mobile Version (Basic Phones) The WebFarm platform is not limited to only users of smart phones. We have a mobile version that uses USSD which will enable farmers without smart phones to have access to the system.

WebFarm - Project Concept By: Savara International Limited