Retfarmer (Agricore) Precision Agriculture toolkit, Farmer Field School, food credit System

RETFARMER (Revolution Technology of Farmer) empower small farmers of the Great Lake countries with innovative farming techniques including precision agriculture toolkit, Farmer Field Schools and Food Credit System. In the Great Lake countries of Africa comprising Burundi, DRC and Rwanda, as population continue to grow by 3% per year according to the World Bank, Food insecurity and poverty have become increasingly pressing issue among farming families due to inefficient farming practices, lack of harvest storage and market connection. To overcome these challenges, farmers need innovative way to increase income and feed more people sustainably. By leveraging technology, RETFARMER designed precision agriculture toolkit including AI-powered tool for plant diseases detection, weather forecast tool for monitoring weather conditions, and Marketplace. Additionally, RETFARMER organizes the Farmer Field Schools and has lunched the FOOD CREDIT system allowing farmers to gain 5% return monthly.