Phase 1 · Sept to Oct 2024
Launch on 1 ha
Strong early growth; extreme heat yellowed the cucumbers at harvest; pump irrigation costly and insufficient.
Partial harvest, negative result
Measured outcomes, not promised ones.
Djalumo Agro will report impact from the March 2027 field pilot onward. Until then, this page shows what will be measured and the field evidence the platform is built on.
Six indicators, published from the first pilot season.
KPI 01Planned
Prediction accuracy
Gap between predicted and actual yield, cost and price, per season.
Proves the engine works and guides retraining.
Baseline set during the 2027 pilot
KPI 02Planned
Season completion
Share of planned seasons fully recorded up to harvest.
Measures engagement and data quality.
Baseline set during the 2027 pilot
KPI 03Planned
Plan adoption
Share of users who follow the recommended window and package.
Measures trust in the recommendations.
Baseline set during the 2027 pilot
KPI 04Planned
Farmer outcome
Margin per hectare compared with the grower’s previous seasons.
Measures real economic impact.
Baseline set during the 2027 pilot
KPI 05Planned
Alert usefulness
Share of alerts rated useful by farmers.
Keeps alerts relevant and rare.
Baseline set during the 2027 pilot
KPI 06Planned
Paying customers
Premium subscribers and institutional licences.
Measures financial sustainability.
Baseline set during the 2027 pilot
Four phases. Four lessons paid in full.
The pilot was launched with USD 5,000 of the founder’s own capital, then sustained by season revenues and personal savings. Every phase lost money or broke even.
Phase 2 · Nov 2024 to Mar 2025
Secondary marshy site
Heat at flowering without automated irrigation destroyed the pepper; bulk sales in 50 kg sacks.
Costs covered at best
Phase 3 · Apr to Jul 2025
Staked tomato
Whitefly pressure and fruit rot, partly controlled; good quality but low local prices.
No profit
Phase 4 · Aug to Oct 2025
Relaunch of the main site
Good growth and a harvest from mid October; an election crisis then closed markets and transport.
Total commercial loss
Each field problem became a product requirement.
Heat at floweringCucumbers yellowed, pepper lost
Djalumo Agro requirementClimate risk score for each planting window, heat alerts, irrigation need in every Season Plan
Costly, insufficient irrigationManual pumping from a marshy source
Djalumo Agro requirementWater budget and irrigation cost line, with equipment options sized to the budget
Pest pressureWhiteflies, caterpillars, fruit rot
Djalumo Agro requirementPest and disease risk calendar by crop stage, alerts, photo diagnosis in a later release
Site exposureMonkeys, remote site, expensive transport
Djalumo Agro requirementSite score: water, road access, wildlife exposure, distance to market
Bulk sales50 kg sacks at low prices
Djalumo Agro requirementSales and packaging plan: channel, format, price per kilogram against bulk
Markets closedAn election crisis at harvest time
Djalumo Agro requirementContext risk calendar (elections, holidays, roads, security)
What the pilot looked like.
The intended impact
Every season planned with Djalumo Agro aims at fewer failed harvests, better use of scarce capital and water, and higher income for the farmer. At scale, the same data helps lenders finance agriculture with less risk and helps public institutions target support, contributing to food security and to dignified rural employment for young Africans.
Bring Djalumo Agro to your farms, portfolio or programme.
Pilot participation in Foumbot from March 2027, data partnerships, investment and institutional collaboration.