Agri-Logic solution: Farmer field book
Measuring the effects of investments made with large numbers of small-scale farmers is often a challenge. Conventional studies rely on irregular or once-only surveys, which are not always reliable. The Farmer Field Book is a data collection method combined with a software package which allows detailed and reliable estimation of return on investment.
COMPREHENSIVE INSIGHTS AND BENEFITS
Farm productivity and profitability
Measurement of return on investment is achieved by real-time data collection, recording and sophisticated analysis. Reporting functionalities include reports for companies, individual farmers and farmer groups. This provides participating farmers with an opportunity to learn from their peers and improve their farming practices and business skills. This in turn improves data quality because farmers have a stake in providing accurate information.
Environmental footprint
Climate change mitigation and adaptation are increasingly important. The Farmer Field Book contains features to gain insight in the impact of products on the environment, and ways to minimize impact. The tool calculates CO2-equivalent emissions of production and on-farm carbon sequestration, resulting in a net carbon footprint per hectare, farm or unit of product. Calculation of pesticide and water footprints is also possible, and farmers who use banned pesticides can be identified.
Farmer livelihoods and segmentation
Livelihoods are a key topic for sustainability programs implemented by companies and non-profit actors. Understanding that not all farmers and farming households are the same is a starting point for design appropriate support for each type of farmer. The analyses also shed light on social topics such as the gap to a living income, gender pay gap and the risk of the occurrence of child work.
Easy implementation through sampling and offline data collection:
- Easy offline data collection
- Data-driven and fact-based
- Adaptable to crops, countries and languages
- Customizable to company or partner requirements
- Confidential and secure
- Collect reliable supply chain data
- Analyse project return on investment
- Measure impact of programs and project interventions
- Obtain insights to improve farmer yields and profitability
- Calculate environmental footprints
- Develop price, supply and demand scenarios and forecasting
Contact Agri-Logic to find out more about the benefits and possibilities of the Farmer Field Book for your organisation or schedule a demo.