The farmer's profile
Content
This article goes into the following topics:
What does a farmer's profile consist of?
Video: how to add farmer profile details
Creating a farmer's profile
Collecting personal information
Collecting contact information
FAQ's
What does a farmer's profile consist of?
The DCT is meant to gather all information the Acorn program needs for farmer participation. So all requested data is important for onboarding.
The app will make fields visible as you progress in your collection efforts.
In a nutshell, three types of data are collected:
Farm details. All data regarding the farm and farmer that needs to be collected. This includes personal details, address information, and contact types.
Legal documents. For participation, the app will guide you through the process of gathering the Participant Agreement and Data-Sharing Consent. For more information, visit the relevant article.
Polygon and plot information. At this stage, you map out the farmland and gather all information that you can see. This includes crop details and land use.
Creating a farmer's profile
In the 'In progress' tab, you will find your active farmers. If farmers have been assigned to you, they'll appear here.
If none have been assigned, and you wish to create a profile, you can do that in this tab as well.
To create a profile:
Stay in the 'Farmers' overview.
If no farmers have been added yet, select the + button in the middle to add a farmer.
If there are already profiles listed, then select the button in the top right corner.
Eligibility checklist
Acorn works with smallholder farmers. After creating a farmer's profile, the app will guide you through a checklist to see if the farmer is eligible for the program.
If the farm is larger than 10 hectares, and hires labor, the farm will not be able to participate.
Collecting personal information
Before any other data can be collected, you will need to collect the Participant Agreement and the Data-Sharing Consent. For more information regarding these, please refer to the related article.
Once these are collected, the app will show the option to gather further information.
The farmer detail page will go into the basic information regarding the farmer.
Once you've reached the farmer address page, note that not all fields are mandatory. This is because the app is created for worldwide use. To accommodate different kinds of addresses, most fields are left optional.
This does not mean that they can be left blank. If you have the address details, add them accordingly. If these are not added, and your local partner is unable to find the farmer as a result, you may need to return for recollection.
Note: discuss with your local partner what high-quality farmer details look like for your project.
Collecting contact information
As with the farmer's details, contact information is meant to find farmers for seedling handouts, pay-outs, and other project related actions.
If this data is not up to par, this will hinder the onboarding process. Please ensure contact information is as complete and detailed as possible.
FAQ's
Acorn works with the Sustainable Development Goals. To monitor the impact of the program, an estimation is made of the people that benefit from the program. This is done via the number of people in the farmer's household.
Every organization uses its own way of organizing data. Your local partner may want to link data from DCT to their own system. In that case, they can add a reference ID.
Note: this must be a unique ID.
Your farmer might have a special role in the community. They may be an educator or lead farmer. This information can help contact the respective farmer.