Juma Ngomuo (AgrInfo Tanzania) presented at the 2nd International Workshop: Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition in The Hague, 11 September 2015.

2. -Total area of 94.5 Mha of land (excluding the islands of Zanzibar)
- 44 Mha are classified as suitable for agriculture.
- Out of the available arable land only 10.1 Mha or 23 percent of is
currently under cultivation.
- Agriculture in Tanzania is mainly rainfed and is dominated by
smallholder farmers cultivating average farm sizes between 0.9 ha and
3.0 ha.
-About 70 percent of Tanzania's crop area is cultivated by hand hoe, 20
percent by ox plough and 10 percent by tractor.
FACT : AGRI LAND USE IN TANZANIA

3. FARM LAND OWNERSHIP CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

4. THE PROBLEM ABOUT FARM LAND
Paper
Based
systems
Lack of title
deed
access to
financing
NO CLEAR LAND DEMARCATION STATED
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

5. JUSTIFICATION
Lack of title
deed
• Only 10% of
farmers do so on a
land they own a
title deed of.
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

6. JUSTIFICATION
Paper based
system
• Impossible to easily
verify ownership
• Chances for missing
papers and cheating are
high
• No central system to
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

7. JUSTIFICATION
Access to
finance
• Can not be used as a
collateral
• More than 50 Financial
institutions are looking 5-
10% of Land titled
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

8. ABOUT
Agrinfo Co. Ltd is an agribusiness company that intend to
offer a range of agriculture advisory and information
platforms in Tanzania.
-The main advantage of the platform the ability to utilize
the geo information system to record farmland size,
ownership and usage in surveyed or un-surveyed areas.
-The database records location of the agricultural
investment and its related information including ownership,
area size, type of investment/activity and location.
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

9. THE SOLUTION
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

10. - An online platform that can be accessed to owner and or the third part
- Assurance of data regarding location, demarcation/size and or use.
- Guarantee land ownership security to un-surveyed areas and farmlands
- More details during change or transfer ownership of land
- Easy to monitor and track land use by Government and or state
- Reduce costs during land use plan and financing.
- Value added information e.g directory, market information, social network
VALUE PROPOSITION
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

11. TARGET MARKET
• Free Authenticated Upload
• Paid Authenticated Download
• Farmer organizations and Cooperatives
• Agribusiness companies
• Entrepreneurs groups esp. Women and youth
• Government Department and Institutions
• Development organizations
• Real estate brokers and plantations
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

12. OPERATION MODEL
Namaingo
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

13. REVENUE MODEL
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

14. BUSINESS MODEL
• Free Authenticated Upload
• Paid Authenticated Download
No: Farm size Data Collection
Fee
Recommended
Group size
Data Analysis,
Hosting and
Maintenance
per year
1 Less than 20Acres 10,000TSh Group of ten
people
12,000TSh
2 21-50Acres 20,000Tsh
3 More than 50
Acres
40,000Tsh
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

15. OTHER PLAYERS
Profile
Farmer &
Farm
Access to Markets
Access to Capital
Farm-
Market
price
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

16. AGRINFO TEAM
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

17. WE ARE LOOKING FOR…..
• Partners and collaborators for policy dialogue
and advocacy
• Strategic Partner in data & security technologies
• Business advisers and mentors in GIS and ICTs
• Strategic partners to support FBOs, CBOs and
SMEs to pay for our services.
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

18. THROW BACK
Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

19. THANK YOU!!!
AKHSANTE SANA!!!!
WWW.AGRINFO.CO.TZ
MR. JUMA BRUNO NGOMUO
MARKETING DIRECTOR
+255 753 843 321 OR +255-789-856-246