STAFF TRAINING

FARMIS

TERMINOLOGIES & DEFINITIONS

• FARMIS-• DNA-• INFOTRADE FARM BOOK (IFB)-• Profiling-

DEFINITIONS• Profiling:

– Is collection of data on specific variables.

– information is collected to act as baseline for the farmers’ records management.

– For farmer progress in agriculture is bench marked.

• Data Network Agency (DNA): – Is a name that INFOTRADE uses to refer to an organization that has subscribed to FARMIS.

– DNA will be licensed by FIT Uganda to manage the membership.

– The organization should have legal registration.

– Such an organization will be a source and center for all agricultural production data.

– It will also form a network for sharing of this data with the relevant stakeholders and users.

UNDERSTANDING FARMIS• FARMIS is an acronym • Secure environment to record, store, analyze and generate reports on the farmer’s

business. • Thus, from FIT’s Perspective, FARMIS can better be understood as follows;

FARMER:- Any individual in a farming-based enterprise, working for an economic profit.

RECORDS: - Aims at creating good tracking process for information in farm business enterprises.

MANAGEMENT: - It is a process control, to allow checks and balances at the work place.

INFORMATION: - It an inventory of data which leads to Information.

SYSTEM: - It is way of coordinating a number of related activities on the farm, supporting the storage, analysis and its retrieval or possible linkage to partners or

stakeholders.

FARMIS STAKEHOLDERS

CommunityFarmer

Gov’t

Civic Society• Farmer

Associations• NGOs• Coops

Private SectorFIT Uganda

Service Providers

Financial InstitutionsInput Suppliers

e.t.c

TARGET SERVICE HOSTS & EXPECTED BENEFITS

• FARMERS

Improved Records Keeping Farm/ Service Data

Management Seasonal Tracking of crop

performance Crop Card End of Season Reports Market Linkage Credit linkages Crop Advisory Ser

Member Management software

New service programme in MIS to paid members

Opportunity to increase member due collection

Group marketing capabilities Network partnership with

INFOTRADE Service Monitoring and

regular reporting Revenue share at 25% on

user group hits.

COOPS/DFA/NGOs

FARMIS IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

SUMMARY OF FARMIS OBLIGATIONS

INFOTRADE:• Develop or adapt a user friendly software system (web based) that allows associations to enter

production data of farmers.

• Data network: Setting up a network for collection and storage of data

• Information sharing: Responsible for exchange of information throughout the value chain.

• Recording of agricultural data

• Monitoring the collection of data.

• Maintenance of the national data base on agricultural information.

• Set up channels for distribution or dissemination of agricultural information.

• To market and advertise the collected data.

DNA ROLES• Membership profiling and Recruitment

• Entry of Profiling Data

• Training Farmers in Records Keeping: Field Visits:

• Reports Generation.

• Performance Assessment.

• Account Management and maintenance .

• Provide agricultural extension services.

• Keeping track of market prices in the area of operation.

• Provide accurate records and ensure confidentiality of data.

• Collection of business records and transactions from farmers and producers.

FARMER ROLES

• Payment of Subscription Fee: Subscription for the INFOTRADE services by paying up the subscription fee for a minimum of six months, that is UShs.9,200/=

• Records Keeping: Keeping records on their seasonal financial and production information.

• INFOTRADE Farm Book Usage: Regular and continuous filling crop card entries of business transactions and activities relating to both production and marketing.

• Submission of IFB: it is the farmer’s role to ensure that their crop card is submitted to DNA every season.

PAYMENT PROCEDURE• WARID PESA• Dial *144# • Select Pay Bill (5) • Select Others (8) • Enter Code as 808555 • Enter Amount • Enter Reference/Reason for Payment• Enter Pay • Confirms Pay • Enter PIN• Payment is made.

MTN MOBILE MONEY• Go to Mobile Money Menu• Select Pay Bill• Select Pay Goods and Service • Enter CODE as (INFOTRADE)• Enter Amount• Enter Reference (Ref)• Confirm Pay • Enter PIN• Payment is Made.