Delivery partners
Cooperatives, NGOs, agribusinesses and extension services that already reach farmers, and can help useful tools arrive through channels farmers trust.
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Partner with Openfarms Lab.
We work with organizations that already reach farmers, with institutions that test our work, and with sponsors who fund the research behind it.
Different strengths. Shared purpose.
Research partners
Universities and institutes that review how advice is framed and test it against field outcomes. See also benchmark our model.
Sponsors and funders
Organizations that support the research and field validation that decide what we build next.
Public-sector partners
Agricultural programs and extension bodies interested in tools that support, and never replace, their staff.
From shared priorities to practical action.
Strong partnerships connect a clear purpose with the people and processes to deliver it.
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Introduce yourself
Tell us who you are, who you reach and what you would like to explore, using the contact form.
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Explore the fit
We discuss the farmers and crops you work with, the regions, and where our tools could help.
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Define the work
If there is a fit, we agree what to test, how success will be measured, and how data will be handled.
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Learn and decide
We review results together and decide whether, and how, to extend the work.
What makes a strong partnership.
Reach into farming communities
Existing relationships with farmers in Nigeria, ideally in our focus regions: the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Rivers.
Willingness to test and share feedback
Partners who will try things in the field and tell us honestly what worked and what did not.
Shared standards
Respect for human oversight and for responsible use of farmers’ data.
Tell us about your organization.
We review every introduction. We cannot promise a response time, and an introduction does not commit either side to a partnership, pilot or funding.
What a partnership builds on
Three ways to reach the farm.
Partners do not start from a blank page. Each way of working below is a real part of the platform, and a pilot can use one or all of them.
SmartFarmer
The farmer app, for records, photos and questions, working on weak signal and in Nigerian languages.
WhatsApp interactions
A conversation farmers already use, with AI answers that say so and review by your team where you want it.
Business services
A workspace to register farmers, review answers, see statistics and keep an audit trail.
Work with the people closest to the field.
Farmers, researchers, extension workers, partners and sponsors all shape what we build.