CONTEXT

• Agriculture contributes approximately 23-30 percent of national GDP.
• About 50% of the economically active population is dependent on agriculture.
• 47% of over 13,600,000 hectares of arable land is farmed predominantly on a smallholder basis.
• Majority of farm holdings are less than 2 hectares in size.
• Soil texture, pH and nutrient levels; play an important role in agricultural productivity.

FARMERS ‘TWAMETUM’ (‘Connect Me’) PROGRAM

Program Overview

• OMNIFERT’s approach is focused on providing the right seeds and the right specification of fertilizers according to the soil and crop types, on an area by area and a farm-by-farm case.
• Our goal is to positively impact the lives of the millions of people who depend partly or fully on agriculture for their livelihoods.
• The Farmers Twametum program therefore includes:
  • Supporting small and medium holder farmers through live demonstrations and results
  • Extending our soil testing research to individual farmers’ plots.
  • Provision of free fertilizer.
  • Teaching good agricultural practices.
• Starting with 10,000 farmers in 2022, our ambition is to reach 50,000 farmers through Twametum by 2024.

  Program Content

• The Farmer Twametum Program will be giving at least 10,000 farmers our fertilizers every year to:
• Demonstrate its effectiveness by providing a comparative analysis for them right there on their farms.
• Generate extra income through improved yield.
• Show the advantage of using highly researched agro-chemicals.
• Building and maintaining relationships
• Farmers will be connected to agronomists who are also relationship managers.
• Farmers can call or SMS agronomists when in need of information on best practices.
• Farmers who demonstrate the best practices will be rewarded with additional support such as:
  • Additional farm inputs – seeds and fertilizers.
  • Top farmer of the year will receive a pickup truck for their farm.
• Women Empowerment
  • Financial advice to wives/women farming communities.
  • Information on how to obtain higher yields while making the right savings and investment decisions.
  • Training in food management and post-harvest best practices.