Welcome to
AKILIMO

AKILIMO is an agronomic advisory service developed for and with smallholder farmers. 

We employ state-of-the-art analytics to provide site-specific recommendations that optimise productivity and profits. Our recommendations have been validated by over 5,000 smallholder growers, and are utilised by over 200 partner organisations. We support our partners’ businesses with customised solutions to integrate AKILIMO agronomic advice, and train last-mile delivery agents.

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Dissemination events
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Farmers reached
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Extension agents trained
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Hectares applying AKILIMO recommendations
We know agronomy

WHAT WE DO

We work with research partners, development organizations, the government, and the private sector to provide agronomic solutions for smallholder farmers.
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Advisory service
Our tools provide smallholders with customised decision support on all agronomic operations in their farm
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Research community
We collaborate with research organisations across the globe to develop state-of-the-art modelling frameworks to predict yield effects of agronomic interventions.
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Strategic partnership
We facilitate win-win scenarios for partners within our network catalysed by AKILMO’s crop advisory service to maximise profitability.
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Training platform
We offer a suite of training materials for last-mile delivery agents to apply our tools and deliver customised support to farmers.

What is under the hood?

AKILIMO provides evidence-based agronomy solutions at scale addressing major agronomic decisions, applying state-of-the-art data analytics and optimising for profitability.
COVERS MAJOR AGRONOMIC DECISIONS

COVERS MAJOR AGRONOMIC DECISIONS

AKILIMO provides advice to make smart decisions over major agronomic practices.

STATE OF THE ART ANALYTICS

STATE OF THE ART ANALYTICS

AKILIMO has modular data analytics implementing advanced statistics, mechanistic and empirical methods.

OPTIMISED FOR PROFITABILITY

OPTIMISED FOR PROFITABILITY

AKILIMO is optimised to provide recommendations that are most profitable.

News and updates

LATEST POSTS

Catch up on what is happening in the AKILIMO network

AKILIMO Nigeria Association Appoints a New Board Member

AKILIMO Nigeria Association (ANA) paid a courtesy visit to High Chief Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, former Executive Governor of Oyo State on 5th September 2022 at his residence in Ibadan.  The visit is part of a move to secure a sustainable future for AKILIMO beyond the lifespan of the ACAI project by bringing on board the former Governor as one of the Board of Trustees of ANA in Nigeria.

AKILIMO Tanzania becomes an Association

AKILIMO Tanzania officially changed its name to AKILIMO Tanzania Association during the workshop meeting held in Morogoro. This indicates that the sustainability of AKILIMO has a bright future since the changes focused on finding ways for partners to run AKILIMO as their own platform easily and in a profitable manner, generating funds by themselves as well as ensuring farmers keep accessing AKILIMO services.

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