EzyAgric app for input quality tracing for Ugandan smallholder farmers

The EzyAgric app provides smallholder farmers with an integrated service platform to support farm management and good agricultural practices, and access to agri-inputs and credit in Uganda.

The EzyAgric is an App accessible on the Google Play Store, bundling various digital services targeting farmers and agri-input merchants. The services include Farm Manager for undertaking a Cost Benefit Analysis, and proper record management is accessed; Agri-shop, where a platform to digitally purchase genuinely affordable price agri-inputs from certified bulk agro-input manufacturers while providing an end-to-end feedback loop and a traceability trail; EzyCredits where farmers receive credits calculated based on the records generated from Farm Manager and Agrishop transactions as collateral, redeemable for purchase exclusively via the Agri-shop; Farm Manager provides on-demand information and training tailored to specific agronomic needs. The Produce Market links farmers to aggregation centers established around off-takers and payments made directly to the farmer’s phone. A toll-free call and SMS platform is provided where non-smartphone farmers can access the services. The working model integrates women and youth with smartphones as community agents/service providers.

Ajambo, S., Ochieng, S., Kikulwe, E., Abucheli, E.