advisory tools

The following advisory tools are available on AKILIMO

AKILIMO mobile app.

The AKILIMO app for Android provides customized and precise agronomy advice on the Android platform.

AKILIMO on the Arifu chatbot.

AKILIMO has partnered with Arifu to offer agronomy advice on Arifu’s interactive learning platform.

AKILIMO on the VIAMO 421/321 service.

AKILIMO has partnered with VIAMO to offer agronomy advice on VIAMO’s popular 421/321 service through an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) channel.

Printable guides and worksheets.

AKILIMO offers printable advisory materials for extension workers and farmers. This includes a 2-page guide and worksheet.

Access printable guides

Maps and tables

AKILIMO offers maps and tables with the recommended fertilizer application rate. These can be consulted interactively in our dashboard or downloaded as a booklet for use in the field.

Access maps and tables

Developers’ corner

AKILIMO offers recommendations to be accessed through API. Our API is free of charge and subject to our terms of use. Contact us to obtain a key to start using our API service today.

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AKILIMO APP
The AKILIMO smartphone app provides site-specific fertilizer advice, recommendations for best planting practices, intercropping and/or planting and harvest schedules.
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The AKILIMO app can be used offline, and advisory requests are queued until connection with the AKILIMO server is established. Recommendations can then be sent by SMS, or users can opt to receive a detailed report by email.
AKILIMO on the Arifu chatbot
AKILIMO has partnered with Arifu to offer agronomy advice on Arifu’s interactive learning platform. Arifu’s omnichannel chatbot allows users to access AKILIMO advice for free on both smartphones by WhatsApp and Telegram, or by SMS on feature phones. To obtain customized fertilizer advice, users are requested to provide the state and local government in which they are located, the month in which they plant to plant, the yield they currently obtain in their cassava farm, and the prices of fertilizers and cassava produce in their locality. They will receive customized recommended application rates of urea and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer for their farm, optimized to maximize returns on investment in their situation.
AKILIMO on the VIAMO 421 service
AKILIMO has partnered with VIAMO to offer agronomy advice on VIAMO’s popular 421 service. Through Interactive Voice Response (IVR) channel, the advisory messages are available even to anyone, including cassava growers with limited literacy or using only basic phones.
To obtain customized fertilizer advice, users are requested to provide the state in which they are located, the month in which they plant to plant, and the yield they currently obtain in their cassava farm. They will receive recommended application rates of urea and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer for their farm. Optionally, they can perform a cost-benefit analysis and confirm profitability using fertilizer and cassava root prices in their locality.

AKILIMO mobile app

Get site-specific fertilizer advice

The AKILIMO smartphone app provides site-specific fertilizer advice, recommendations for best planting practices, intercropping and/or planting and harvest schedules.

The app provides yield predictions along with customized recommendations, optimizing investments in the cassava system to maximize net returns. generate recommendations. It provides recommendations directly on the smartphone, or via SMS or email.

The app collects minimal essential user data such as GPS location, land area and input and commodity prices in a stepwise manner and interacts with a prediction engine on the central AKILIMO server to give tailored agronomic advice.

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