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Phase: Ideas Missions: Jobs of the Future - Agriculture

e-kilimo

A conclusive, user friendly,Accessible and up to date system to help small holder farmers in e-technical, marketing ,insurance and recording

Photo of Nickly Kipkorir
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EXPLAIN YOUR IDEA

We are building a digital platform that will act as a market platform, directory, record book, chatbox and technical guide. To fill the current gab where there is no direct connection between the industry players: farmers cant access information on technical, market or support service like insurance,input providers and buyers of farmers products dont know where to find farmers.Due to this the entire value chain does not provide opportunities to the youths,. our system considers everyone and will connect everyone.

WHO BENEFITS?

Farmers will get information and market,buyers,service and input providers will be able to reach the farmers easily.during the entire value chain youths will get work during transportation,warehousing,marketing and also employment to execute some of our tasks. so all stakeholders in the industry and support industry like banks and insurance will benefit.

TELL US MORE ABOUT YOU

we are an organization"stevia kenya company" working to help smallholder farmers . we are based in Nairobi Kenya. our focus in to help farmers access quality information and market.

WHERE WILL YOUR IDEA BE IMPLEMENTED?

  • Kenya

EXPERIENCE IN IMPLEMENTATION COUNTRY(IES)

  • Yes, for more than one year.

EXPERTISE IN SECTOR

  • I’ve worked in a sector related to my idea for over a year

We are building  a digital platform that will act as a market platform, directory, record book, chatbox and technical guide.

Market plant form.Buyers will build their profile once approved. They can access all products on offer. Other buyers will access the products in the kilimo soko.

Farmers will as well access this in their profile all the products they post will be categorized and posted in the soko. Including their farm profile.

We will be giving price reviews of the major markets and common products in Kenya

And will also provide analysis that will be guiding farmers on the seasons and demands.

Directory.

To provide information of agricultural institutions, organization, regulators, companies, banks, Sacco’s,

Associations and input providers. Information given will be services/products they offer, locations and contact persons.

Record book.

Farmers will access all types of farm records. And enter all their daily production or activities.

Chatbox

Peer farming will set the categories so that they  share ideas, updates and experience.

Technical guide

Farmers will get access to technical know-how of all the projects.

for example they sms to our system Eg “AI IN BOMET” replies “call Kamau 071234567” “SPACING MANGOES” REPLIES “ 3X3” ….”AGROVET Mombasa” replies “wakulima shop-0733328881”

The website, USSD,interactive voice service  and ANDROID app will all be integrated to provide the same information or compliment the task of each other.

 E-market

1. Crops

2. Livestock

3. Prices

d) E-technical

e) E-Records

  • Crop production
  • Livestock production
  • Labour records

Service provider directory.

1. Greenhouses

2. Irrigation

3. Breeders

4. Seedlings

5. Biogas

6. Solar

7. Borehole drilling

8. Transport

9. Agro vets

10. Machines

11. Tools and equipment

12. AI services

13. Agritours

14. Land

15. Learning institutions

16. Research organizations

17. Regulatory organizations

18. County agricultural officers

19. Farmers associations

20. Farmer support institutions

  • Banks
  • Insurance
  • Sacco’s

 E- resource

  • e-book
  • book
  • video

our innovation will open up the entire value chain and demands more job opportunities for the young people. 

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Photo of DAVE Okech
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impressive idea 

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Photo of Nickly Kipkorir
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thank you sir

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