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Farmer & farm registration

Every farmer and their land, registered in minutes from a basic phone.

What it is

Farmers register themselves and their farm directly over USSD — capturing location, livelihood (crop, livestock or fishery), land size and crops grown. This builds a continuously updated national farmer registry that every other M-Tacab service is built on.

This service is operational today.

Delivered over

USSDSMSIVR · VoiceWeb portal

Who it’s for

  • Smallholder crop farmers
  • Livestock herders
  • Fisherfolk
  • Programs needing a verified beneficiary base

How it works

1

Dial the USSD code

The farmer dials the M-Tacab short code from any phone — no app, no internet.

2

Choose dialect

Somali in the Maxaa dialect today; the Maay dialect arrives in 2027. Voice prompts support low-literacy users.

3

Enter farm details

Region, livelihood, land size and main crops, in a few guided steps.

4

Confirm & done

The farm profile is saved and the farmer is active on the platform.

What you get

  • A living national farmer registry
  • Verified profiles by region and livelihood
  • The foundation for advisory, vouchers and finance
  • De-duplicated, consent-based records

Questions, answered

Does the farmer need a smartphone?

No. Registration works on any basic phone over USSD, with voice support for those who cannot read.

Who owns the data?

Data is governed under consent-based rules with role-based access. Farmers and partner programs retain rights to their records.

Is it live now?

Yes — registration is operational today and underpins the platform's 243,824 active subscribers.

See it working

Open the live M-Tacab demo and experience this in context — no signup required.

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Figures reflect M-Tacab's live platform (June 2026). Modules tagged “Ready to deploy” are built and activated when a partner commits.