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Farmer, buyer and field officer reviewing tomatoes together at a collection point
Why OpenFarms

Advice that can be checked in the field.

Our product approach connects advice to farm context and trusted knowledge, with human judgement where the evidence is uncertain.

See our approach
This page describes the principles guiding a product in development, not a fully deployed service.

Built to be checked, not just believed.

Agricultural advice carries real consequences. We are designing advice that can show what it used and where uncertainty remains.

Human oversight

Agronomists, extension workers and inspectors review uncertain assessments. OpenFarms supports judgement — it does not replace it.

Traceable by design

Our aim is to connect each result to its farm context and learn from what happens afterwards.

Calibrated by outcomes

Predicted yield and marketable life are compared with measured results, so recommendations are judged by outcomes rather than confidence.

FarmerFarm & fieldSeason & planEvidenceBatchOutcome

OpenFarms does not guarantee yield, replace a qualified agronomist or certify produce as safe for consumption.

Keep working when the connection doesn't.

A low-cost Android phone, standing in a field, on an unstable network. Work completed offline stays visible and is retried without creating duplicates.

See how it works
Pilot locations
Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Rivers — savanna, coastal and delta conditions.
Supported crops
Cassava, tomato and maize. More are added only after their data and model behaviour are reviewed.

Queue

No connection
  • Leaf photographSaved on phone
  • Harvest batch 04Saved on phone
  • Activity logSaved on phone

When the connection returns, OpenFarms retries queued work and shows anything that needs correction.

Help build work that can be trusted.

Register your interest as a farmer, researcher, partner or sponsor. We would like to understand the perspective you bring.

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