Mobile Platform to Empower Smallholder Farmers with Offline Data Management and Market Connectivity

Smallholder farmers face significant barriers due to manual, resource-intensive methods, limited access to market outlets, and inadequate data collection tools. These constraints hinder their ability to improve productivity, enter premium markets, and connect seamlessly with key agribusiness stakeholders, especially in regions with unreliable internet access.

A non-profit organization dedicated to boosting small-scale farmers' productivity, market access, and socio-economic status through technology-enabled solutions.

• Develop a user-friendly mobile application to facilitate data collection, farmer support, and stakeholder engagement.
• Enable offline data entry and synchronization to ensure continuous operation in areas with poor connectivity.
• Create a digital, centrally managed data platform for efficient data management and updates.
• Implement comprehensive mapping features with GPS for field analysis and reporting.
• Enhance understanding of regional and crop-specific insights through customizable data collection forms.
• Establish reliable market links for farmers to access steady outlets for their produce.

• Role-based access control tailored for field extension leaders and farmers.
• Offline-first functionality allowing data collection in areas with no internet, with syncing capabilities when online.
• Web-based backend to manage data, including farmer profiles and data uploads, with seamless offline synchronization.
• GPS-enabled field mapping to provide spatial insights and support field management.
• Customizable and hardcoded data collection forms for region-specific and crop-specific insights.
• Intuitive, user-friendly interface designed for ease of use by farmers with limited digital literacy.

• CMS for managing farmer data and program content
• GPS and mapping services for field geographical data
• Data synchronization protocols between offline app and online database

• Offline data collection capability with reliable sync when connected
• Application compatible with low-bandwidth environments
• Robust data security and user privacy measures
• Scalability to support expanding number of farmers and stakeholders

By deploying this mobile platform, the organization aims to significantly increase smallholder farmers' productivity and income, improve market access by establishing reliable outlets, and streamline data and stakeholder management processes. Expectations include enhanced data accuracy, greater farmer engagement, and improved socio-economic conditions for participating farmers, replicating a measurable uplift similar to previous impact metrics recorded in comparable initiatives.