Hundreds of apps, sensors and platforms promise to transform small-scale farming, yet many pilots stall once donor funding ends because they were designed around technology rather than farmers. Five days help senior practitioners choose and shape digital solutions that smallholders will actually use and pay for.
You examine the digital agriculture landscape: mobile advisory and extension, SMS and USSD services, digital payments and credit scoring, e-commerce and market information, input traceability, remote sensing, weather services and farmer registries. Strategy sessions cover user research with low-literacy and women farmers, partnership design with telecoms and aggregators, revenue models, data governance, interoperability and impact measurement. You evaluate case examples and work through business model canvases, adoption funnels and scaling roadmaps. Agribusiness executives, ministry and county agriculture leaders, cooperative and farmer organisation managers, development programme directors, agritech founders, investors and bank product heads are the target audience. The programme runs as classroom training in several cities, online or in-house, and concludes with a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion. Afterwards you can prepare a digital strategy for a smallholder programme, set go or no-go criteria for technology investments and define metrics that show whether farmers benefit.
Smallholders produce a large share of food in Africa, yet they often lack timely advice, affordable finance, reliable inputs and fair market access. Digital tools offer ways to close those gaps, but feature phones, patchy connectivity, low digital literacy and thin margins mean that poorly planned projects reach few people and rarely survive.
This advanced programme is aimed at those who decide what to build, buy, fund or partner on. It begins with the smallholder context and a map of the digital service categories now available, comparing what each can realistically deliver. Participants then work on user-centred design, inclusion of women and youth, and the choice of channels such as voice, SMS, USSD, apps and agent networks. Later sessions turn to sustainability: pricing and revenue models, bundling services, partnerships, regulation, data ownership, consent and cybersecurity. The programme closes with measurement of adoption and impact and with scaling strategy.
Learning is strategic and case based. Delegates dissect real-style initiatives, test business models in groups, rank technology options against explicit criteria and prepare a digital agriculture strategy note for their own organisation to take home and develop further.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Participants leave with:
The format suits experienced decision makers and relies on analysis and debate. It features:
Day 1: Smallholder Context and the Agritech Landscape
Day 2: Farmer-Centred Design and Inclusion
Day 3: Technology Options and Data
Day 4: Business Models, Finance and Partnerships
Day 5: Governance, Impact and Scaling Strategy
The programme is for leaders and managers who set direction for digital agriculture initiatives, including:
Vision Reach Global Consultancy awards a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion to delegates who attend all sessions and present their strategy note at the end of the programme.
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By the end of the Strategic Digital Agritech for Smallholders programme, you'll be able to evaluate the main categories of digital agriculture solutions and their fit for smallholder needs, apply user research and inclusive design methods to shape farmer-centred services, select suitable channels, devices and delivery partners for different farmer segments, and construct sustainable business and revenue models beyond donor funding. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme is for leaders and managers who set direction for digital agriculture initiatives, including: Directors and managers of agribusinesses and out-grower schemes, Senior officers in ministries and county departments of agriculture, Cooperative, union and farmer organisation executives, Programme directors in NGOs and development agencies, Agritech founders and product managers, Bank, microfinance and mobile network operator product heads, Impact investors and fund managers in food and agriculture, and Researchers and advisers on digital extension and innovation.
Strategic Digital Agritech for Smallholders Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Strategic Digital Agritech for Smallholders Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Strategic Digital Agritech for Smallholders starts October 19, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Strategic Digital Agritech for Smallholders Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Strategic Digital Agritech for Smallholders Training Course is pitched at advanced professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Strategic Digital Agritech for Smallholders Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Strategic Digital Agritech for Smallholders Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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