CREATING EFFICIENT “COFFEE ESTATE FARMS” through the use of MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS & APP DEVELOPMENT

Goals & objective of the project     

The project was three dimensional:

  1. Capacity building of the supply chain in coffee production best practices & business management to increase & maintain production
  2. The introduction of the use of a Management Information System, through a customized app & online portal used in concert with the supply chain to advise on best practices & manage activities on the farms
  3. The increasing of the efficiency of the agronomical inputs provided through soil & leaf tests to determine the correct nutrition program for the individual farms along with the provision of extensional agronomic support

The objectives of the project were as follows:

  1. The establishment of best practices as standard Estate Farms
  2. The movement of productivity from the existing 36 boxes per acre to a minimum of 75 boxes per acre
  3. To promote stability in the market through consistency of supply & quality
  4. The support of the adoption of best practices through the use of a specially designed farm management information system
  5. The signing of contracts in waiting (upon meeting project productivity targets)
  6. The establishment of traceability from-farm-to-cup for each Estate through the collection of quality data from the farmers using the MIS app & tracking devices

Results of the project        

  1. Capacity building & coaching of the supply chain in coffee production best practices resulted in increased production
  2. Best practices as standard Estate Farms established
  3. The introduction of the use of a Management Information System, through the designed, development & implementation of a customized app & online portal were used by the farmers in concert with the Anchor firm to manage farms.  With the competency development feature farmers continuously learned & exhibited enhanced practices best practices. This improved traceability & became a cornerstone for the maintenance of the estate brand model which the company has introduced.
  4. The increasing of the efficiency of the agronomical inputs provided through soil & leaf tests to determine the correct nutrition program for the individual farms along with the provision of extensional agronomic support resulted in reduced rejects
  5. Movement of productivity triplication of output
  6. Anchor firm was able to sign triple digit contracts
  7. Anchor signed contracts in-waiting as per project objective
  8. Traceability from-farm-to-cup for each Estate established
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