Farmers
Young and emerging farmers who want a clear plan for their farm.
Freethrough your organisation
Or use it on your own. Pricing for individual farmers is coming soon.
For farmersFarm guidance for Rwanda
Know what to do on your farm, every day
iFarm turns proven farming knowledge into a simple daily plan for each farm: what to do, when to do it and how to do it well. On smartphones and on any basic phone, in Kinyarwanda.
Broilers, day 14
Today on your farm
- Morning feed: 18 kg
- Check water lines
- Gumboro vaccine
- Record deaths and culls
Vaccine due before 10:00
2 of 4 done
Our mission
To help every farmer know what to do on their farm, when to do it and how to do it well.
About us
Farmers do not lack information. They lack the right guidance at the right time.
Advice reaches farmers in pieces, from agro-dealers, radio and neighbours, and it rarely fits their own farm. There are not enough advisors to visit every farmer, and a missed vaccination or a disease caught late can cost a family most of what they invested.
iFarm turns validated, stage-by-stage farming guides into a personal plan for each farm, and keeps experts in the loop for anything that goes beyond routine advice.
What makes iFarm different
- Complete
- Personal
- Easy to reach
- Safe by design
Why iFarm
Guidance for the whole cycle, not one-off tips
From choosing inputs and planning production to preventing disease, harvesting and selling, iFarm walks with the farmer through every stage.
See how it worksA daily task list
Feeding, vaccination and application windows, turned into a short checklist for today.
Reminders and alerts
Notice before every critical date, and an alert when something is missed.
A digital farm record
What was done, used and produced, kept as a history the farmer can show.
Experts when it matters
Anything outside routine advice goes to a qualified vet or agronomist.
Who it is for
Free through partners, open to every farmer
iFarm is a social enterprise. Organisations that support farmers pay to enrol them, so it is free for those farmers. Any farmer can also use iFarm on their own.
Partner organisations
NGOs, cooperatives, agribusinesses, financial institutions and government programmes.
Request a pilotWhat partners get
- Enrol farmers by production cycle
- A dashboard of progress and adherence
- Early warning on farms at risk
- Impact reports for your funders
How it works
How iFarm works
Four steps, from enrolment to results you can report.
- 1
Partners enrol farmers
Your field team registers farmers and the farms they run.
- 2
Each farm gets a plan
The guide adapts to the enterprise, location, size and stage.
- 3
Farmers act and record
They follow today's tasks and log what was actually done.
- 4
You track the results
Progress, adherence and risks, across your whole cohort.
- Of the production cycle covered
- 100%
- Languages, Kinyarwanda first
- 3
- Channels: smartphone app and USSD
- 2
Value chains
One approach, for every kind of farm
We started with poultry. Every other crop and animal follows, one validated guide at a time.
Poultry
Broilers today, egg layers next: day-by-day feeding, water, brooding temperature and vaccination.
Available now
Mushrooms
Substrate preparation, spawning, humidity and harvest timing for oyster mushroom growers.
Coming next
Food crops
Maize, beans, Irish potatoes, cassava, rice and other staples: planting dates, fertiliser windows, pest scouting and post-harvest handling.
Coming next
Fruit, vegetables and cash crops
Bananas, vegetables, fruit, coffee, tea and more: stage-based care, input timing and quality standards for market and export.
Coming next
Livestock
Dairy and beef cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and more: feeding by stage, breeding, deworming and vaccination calendars, and production records.
Coming next
Our partners
Built for the organisations that invest in farmers
iFarm reaches farmers through the programmes, cooperatives and businesses they already trust.
NGOs and development programmes
Deliver and monitor extension at scale, and show donors what changed.
Cooperatives
Onboard members in bulk and raise the standard across the group.
Agribusinesses and off-takers
Standardise quality and yield among contracted outgrowers.
Financial institutions and SACCOs
Use real production records to understand risk and protect repayment.
Government programmes
Extend the reach of extension officers without multiplying headcount.
- For partners
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The short answers. Ask us anything else.
How much does iFarm cost a farmer?
Farmers enrolled by an organisation that supports them use iFarm for free. Farmers can also use it on their own for a small fee, and that pricing will be announced soon.
Does it work without a smartphone?
Yes. The essential guidance works on any basic phone through USSD. The app adds photos, notifications and richer records for those who have a smartphone.
Which languages are supported?
Kinyarwanda first, with French and English.
Is the advice generated by AI?
The advice comes from guides validated by agronomists and vets. AI adapts that guidance to each farm, and anything high-stakes, such as dosing, is checked by a qualified expert.
Which farming types are covered today?
Poultry is available now, starting with broilers. Egg layers, mushrooms and key crops come next, followed by livestock, one validated guide at a time.
How does a pilot work?
We start small with one partner, one or two districts and one value chain, co-design the content with your team, and measure adoption and results together before scaling.
Bring iFarm to the farmers you support
Tell us about your programme and we will design a pilot with you.