Agromathics

Achieving GOOD FOOD SECURITY through better methodology. 

All over the world the impact of climate change is a major threat to achieving this compulsory dream. The dreadful statistics remains a major concern while

unfortunately this global crises is often worsen by man’s activities in unguided agricultural activities. Constant increase in pollution affects soil quality and other environmental variables essential to crop and animal production including the blue economy adjacent to farm lands. 

In 2022 the world saw $268B in losses from natural catastrophes due to climate linked droughts, floods, and heat waves. In 2024, Nigeria is projected to face a significant challenge in terms of food security. Approximately 26.5 million people are expected to grapple with high levels of food insecurity, as revealed by the Government of Nigeria and its partners during the unveiling of the October 2023 Cadre Harmonisé analysis on food insecurity. This projection represents a 6% increase compared to the 25 million people who experienced food insecurity in 2023 

One may think the horrors end here but unfortunately Nigeria and several countries of the world don’t just have food shortages but also good quality food shortages due to continuous toxification of the environment often due to self medication of crops and animals due to lack of professional advice to farmers honestly trying to make a living It is imperative to note that pollution to the environment also includes unhealthy agricultural practices e.g. fertilizer use abuse.

 In Nigeria, agriculture plays a crucial role. It contributes over 40% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and employs more than 70% of the population, particularly in rural areas. This accounts for the importance of fertilizer in some areas. From studies, this essential product and other farmer’s modern kits like pesticides etc are often misused or abused by uneducated famers thus leading to further damage to the environment and ecosystem of the host communities of farms. 

It is however more disheartening that after the farmer manages to get to the harvest stage of agric process, he or she is left to take-up the burden of trying to manually and personally locate off-takers in the value chain thus perishable goods simply perish due to lack of planning storage, haulage or commodity visibility to prospective buyers. This challenge and insecurity crises is responsible for a major drift from the profession, waste of grants and loans when preventable tragedy hits . Finally the presence of agric research institutes is rarely seen before the farmer makes his or her yearly mistakes. The problem is further compounded as farmers often know their crops and almost oblivious of the name or mandate of several agric or related research institutes closest to them or with specialized mandate not reflecting the name of any specific crop in the name tag e.g. IITA, National Horticultural Research Institute –NIHORT as opposed to Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria having the crop cocoa well spelt out as priority agric product yet their professional counsel rarely gets to the unreached at that opportune time.

Our product AGROMATHICS a web based, android and USSD compliant application bridges this gap through research, real-time-smart information management and dissemination to office and home garden enthusiast,
Nigeria’s rural and urban farmers consequently finding better ways of monitoring real needs for fertilizers, pesticides, and preaching alternate agricultural practices thus forging new approaches to soil fertility for example application of manure or mix cropping nitrogen fixation crops etc.

 However, we do not reinvent the wheel by setting up a new company with few experts but rather intelligently achieve real-time education virtually. Furthermore, we help farmers just by mentioning the name of crops to switch their request electronically from where ever they are to thousands of

subject master specialists at existing research institutes e.g. Oyo state with at least 5 vibrant agric institutes has anaverage of 350 professionals and many more agro allied companies within host communities delivering cutting edge information through phones or other gadgets. Soil or other samples can also be easily sent to any of the accredited labs closet to farmers while subject matter specialist interprets the results several miles away. 

This feature is certainly a game changer especially in the wake of challenges with security of agric field workers. This group of people are often kidnapped, raped and sometimes gruesomely murdered in cold blood. Furthermore, it drastically reduces the overhead involved in transportation to the site from the side of the researcher not to talk of time that
would be saved as opposed to lost doing just one field analysis. This means with AGROMATHICS, a researcher can be virtually present in several states and on several sites, meeting the need of several farmers yet physically far
away. Recommendations are not generic but tailored to respective needs and also automatically mapped using GIS-Geographic Information System or farmer's criteria describing closest resource centers, sales rep or distributor
thus taking away the distance between the farmers and agric help center. This was previously not possible thus farmers often self medicated their crops and animals without complying to international best practices which often
lead to losses or rejection of harvest or production by prospective buyers especially during international trade. 

Some of the information supplied includes, startup information, soil analysis, projected farming cycle, real-time metrological reports, modern farming methodologies, disease treatment advice, pest control strategies, and most especially the fact that off takers can electronically see and project when to mop-up farm produce.

 AGROMATHICS also comes with a cost analysis module that can show actual costs or a simulation cost model for planning entry into the business. An exceptional tool for planning realistic cost for units of items. Our partnership with diverse agric research institute and organization gives us the necessary foot soldiers to assist these agroprenures physically on their farms thus improving agricultural produce quantity and quality a necessary marker and influence essential in meeting at least five SDG goals i.e 1. No Poverty, 2. Zero Hunger, 3 Health and Well being, 13 Climate Action, 15 Life on Land. 

Global population is expected to reach over 9 billion by 2050 thus farmers must increase quantity and quality by at least 70%. A farmer on agromathics ranges from an enthusiast who intends to grow some fruits and vegetables
i.e. office and home garden farmer, farmers in villages or towns struggling to derive productivity with traditional practices, to a large scale farmer desirous of better management of vast investments. For the first category which could be up to 25 million Nigerians due to poverty index or desire for alternative income, quick answers on challenges or planting can be acquired from subject matter specialist. Their production often reduce the pressure on neighborhood markets since crops such as carrot, spinach, tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, okra and other local varieties can be cultivated and eaten fresh thus significantly reducing the budget on groceries. 

Proof of this is my personal experience for over 5years on a 1and1/2 plot of land used to cultivate 100 tubers of yams yearly alongside diverse vegetables saving up to N90,000 and harvest lasting for at least 6months. 

Second category is often the worst hit when environmental tragedy arises. Oyo State has vast arable land of up to 28, 545 km2, and is reputed to have over1.2 million smallholder farmers. They are often so far from modern information so whenever they have access to farm inputs like fertilizers and pesticides; abuse is inevitable due to the fact that they rarely carry out soil test analysis, land topography surveys etc. In addition to this, such farmers also shy away from choosing high quality seeds not requiring much nutrient and resistant to some predominant pests or pathogens due to ignorance, cost and availability. This is also the reason they try to augment with excess fertilizer, herbicides and pesticide when crop response is seen to be stunted. This leads to wholesale pollution of most of our streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and even coastal areas, as these synthetic chemicals run-off into the nearby waterways. Agromathics reduces all these abnormally by bringing subject matter specialist to off –grid farm clusters virtually and physically irrespective of distance or time.

 
For the large scale farmers, modern agriculture has many complex challenges. Furthermore, the stakes are very high thus lasting solutions must be acquired within the shortest possible time to reduce colossal losses. This means agromathics serves as framers hotline for success tips or SOS calls. It is also imperative to note that there are no perfect templates especially with crop farming since improved seedlings or seeds may be sourced from the same place, while eventual productivity outcome often vary from projections and sometimes totally fail. Major factors include the eventual soil site, nutrient level, pest invasion, professional handling of instructions, unforeseen climatic conditions due to environmental degradation etc. Although many big farms often have resident agric personnel, it cannot be compared to the rich blend provided by agromathics with subject matter specialist not less than 60 per research institutes thus solution is just a dial away.

The building blocks of AGROMATHICS have been shaped by cutting edge information sourced from research institutes and stories gathered directly from farmers. Our team lead an Information System expert for more than 20years spends at least 3 days within the week directly interfacing with small holder farmers having their experimental plots established inside NIHORT - National Horticultural Research Institute. In addition to this a soil scientist Dr Semeton Amosu the head of a fruit unit for NIHORT is a player on our team. He worked closely with developers at AML during the design and implementation of the SOIL FERTILITY PREDICTION MODULE USING VISUAL PARAMETERS. Being a soil scientist, his vast understanding from his undergraduate days  helped in the learning curve. Dr Amosu conducted this research and many more related to soil fertility, toxicity and negative impact of surrounding water toxicity on farming activities using OGUNPA RIVER IBADAN as a case study. Unfortunately, his approach over the years before AGROMATHICS was conducted using paper based questioners reducing the rapid spread of his findings.  

Professor Olakunle Oladapo from the department of physics LAUTECH - Ladoke Akintola University of technology is also a good team player along side others that help in data analytics, computer network security, cost accounting etc. 

In addition to this the ED-Executive director of this institute i.e. NIHORT was greatly fascinated about the benefits and overall revolution this initiative stands to bring to the general agricultural landscape in Nigeria and upon 

this backdrop NIHORT with branches in 5 States in Nigeria began a draft agreement to established a partnership in a memorandum of understanding. Although we had anticipated that the final draft would have been signed
on March 3, 2023  to give full institutional support to drive the dream of AGROMATHICS, the general election and other instability in Nigeria caused some delays. However we have maintained continuous interaction on the development and share important information about farmers sourced during outreach programs. Final draft of this MOU is due to be singed in April 2024

 NIHORT is a federal government agric research institute saddled with  horticulture based crops. The institution has healthy information handshake with several other sister institutes like IITA, National Institute for Forestry, Institute for Agric Research & Training- IAR&T, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria etc. We don't intend to re-invent the wheel but leverage This partnership by creating a platform to use already established government architecture and infrastructure to directly interact with farmers 

Furthermore, diverse research personnel from these institutes have constantly shaped the specifics of the application design during our interactions particularly as they discuss their challenges and strengths. We are also establishing our ultra modern CBO-Corporate Branch Office and data center at NIHORT campus. This would help us to create electronic presence of several other agric research institutes and value chain players. Furthermore, our plan is to jointly conduct seminars and trainings to drive the initiative through a PPP Public Private Partnership arrangement with the above listed  institutes.

Just like we explained in the How are you and your team well-positioned to deliver this solution? Our activities within the last 2 years have been centered around pilot studies of the AGROMATHICS initiative. We have used NIHORT within this period as our TEST INSTITUTE with the intention to making them the MOTHER SITE for our initiative. We have also conducted many live demonstration of the efficacy of AGROMATHICS using experimental plots sited within the premises of the institution.

In addition to this, NIHORT is currently investing massively on computer network infrastructure to link their units together. This is a good move by management to further set the foundation for AGROMATHICS. 

It is also imperative to note that while AGROMATHICS is an AgTech that can assist farmers remotely, it can fully automate several activities including sales and information sharing between Labs, research institutes, agro allied companies etc. NIHORT has all these as part of its official setup or design. This means NIHORT laboratory can get samples from random farmers, send results to appropriate researcher, recommendations perhaps on fertilizer use, herbicide, insecticides etc would also be sent to the nearest sales center by the selected researcher. NIHORT within this period has also setup a private company under legal terms to anchor sales of their locally fabricated farm inputs including seeds and animals i.e. HORT CONSULT. Mechanized farming consultation is also part of their responsibility. We have successfully demonstrated the efficacy of AGROMATHICS to achieve this synergy.

It is often said that no one is an island of knowledge. Furthermore no matter how good an idea is, it can certainly be better through cross pollination of brilliant tips, collaboration, financial injection, vibrant media and social connectivity all over the globe etc. This is what the paragraph “What do selected solutions get?” Seek to provide and we are very interested in this opportunity to take our novel innovation to the next positive level. MITSolve initiative is looking for solutions to some of the world’s most pressing issues and we believe that our team at Agrometrix multinational Limited is best poised to address some in the area of agriculture.

It is imperative to state that although the price money from MIT would greatly assist in infrastructures such as server upgrade, laptops, soil fertility analyzers, drones, OFC internet links, operational vehicle for inner city campaigns, adverts bills etc we are more focus on what we stand to achieve from the INTERNATIONAL ENDORSEMENT and TRAININGS 

MIT is a renowned Institution of learning admired by many around the world to be responsible for several novel innovations. In addition to this, it is a statement of fact that MIT also has several brilliant minds in its faculty of learning and selecting AGROMATHICS simply means it is a solution with great potentials. 

In Nigeria and many parts of Africa most indigenous solutions especially from startups are not respected until renowned international players like MIT. CISCO, IBM, Bill and Millender Foundation, Harvard, NASA, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg etc endorse its efficacy. The gates of financial institutions and prospective local investors like PTOs- Private Telephone Operators would instantly be flung open once we emerge as finalists not to talk of being announced as winner. Our success story will also FastTrack the onboarding of several other agric research institutes thus helping to achieve our dream to make AGROMATHICS a one-stop-shop for agricultural related consultancy. 

Finally we are also exceptionally trilled by the opportunity Solve stands to give to our Team in the area of international exposure to partners that would help in the realization of our dream through partnership and training programs. It is no news that MIT boast of one of the best faculty to deliver top notched training in AI, robotics, machine learning, coding, social impact effectiveness etc and we are excited to be a beneficiary.

Today there are diverse Ag-TECH applications. However almost all seek to reinvent the wheel by setting up another company and recruiting a few subject matter specialists perhaps in soil analysis, irrigation, GIS, disease and pest control just to mention a few. In Ibadan, Oyo State for example there are more than 5 different federal agric related institutes saddled with various crop mandate. Each of these institutes has at least 60-100 PHD academic level subject matter specialist and overall employee base of 500 – 800 professional staff. A simple mathematics of this puts our virtual subject matter specialist cumulative at an average of 600-700 researchers from diverse mandate oriented organization e.g fruits, cocoa, rice, forest management, agric research training etc with the necessary technical knowhow just within a state not to talk about the escalation nationwide. The novel dream of agromathics provides a sustainable digital platform helping farmers to get cutting edge information services from exotic blend of researchers across agric institutes and other agro allied companies from where ever they are using their phones, tablets or computers.

 This is obviously different from the traditional Google search that brings up list of anyone and everyone that have posted content on the subject matter without actual vetting if he or she is truly a subject matter specialist i.e. certified by a reputable institution or body of learning. Please note that the design of agromathics is different from a general social media app like facebook or Instagram since every subject matter specialist must have his anchor at a reputable agric research institute. The concept is such that each listed institute has dedicated desk officers with online capabilities. This group of people vert claims during application stage of subject matter specialist by interfacing with the establish institution HR-Human Resource Department. Successful applicants are those listed on the platform worthy to react to farmers request or requisitions.

 This guarantees fidelity and prevents impersonations which are dangerous to the credibility of the initiative and consequently has the power to destroy
livelihood of unsuspecting victims. Furthermore, farmers are automatically referred to verified sources of agro inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, manure, drugs and other related tools and consumables. Consultancy on mechanization and automatic produce availability notifications and sales is also possible at affordable rates. 

This approach also significantly reduces unnecessary trips to farm site especially considering the insecurity and high cost of transportation. Agromathics allows specialist from research institutes to participate from the beginning in agricultural practice thus it is very easy to change obsolete and harmful methodologies leading to harmful production from farms. A good example is Antimicrobial Resistance Strains in crop  and animal production which is often due to lack of professional advice during the use of antibiotics to treat diseases.

There is also guidance on the use of fertilizer, herbicides, insecticides etc thus preventing abuse which is often linked with global warming and harmful to the blue economy.  

Over the years local and foreign grants for specific targets having measurable impact goals have led to documentation of farmers, crops grown, traditions and other conditions within geographical locations thus leading to
the generation of several white papers and recommendations stashed away in office shelves especially at universities and research institutes. While valuable research resources are disconnected from where they are
needed existing efforts to bridge that gap is not a holistic approach.
Here is a case study lacking the ability to neat INPUTS, OUTPUTS and OUTCOMES together.

In April 2022,NIHORT had a 1week intensive training for a second batch for agric enthusiast at Edo state 5 hr 28min (336.9 km) from HQ at Ibadan. A team comprising of 14 vibrant employees ranging from PHD agric staff
in fishery, poultry and vegetable farming were selected. Although some of these tasks were outside the purview ofthe institution, NIHORT had over the years expanded their IGR drive by employing other subject matter specialists. 5 other support staffs were added including accountants for proper cost accounting. It is imperative to note that asides other overhead, each staff is entitled to at least N200, 000 for transport, hotel bills and feeding. This means that asides the dangers exposed to in the wake of current security challenges in Nigeria, this particular event would
require N2,800,000 Million excluding the startup capital giving to 150 intending farmers. So does this approach or multiples of such achieve our OUTPUT (improved knowledge base of 150 agric enthusiasts) and OUTCOME
(improvement in quantity and quality of what we eat in Nigeria) in the nearest future? My guess is no! It is important to note that the above listed activity is not a hypothetical scenario but the reality across agric research institutes. 

This method lacks the system to account for previous students, further knowledge, remotely help in times of need, monitor successes and loans; off-takers produce mop-up possibility, spot potential threats to agric business and alert relevant agencies etc. The financial burden is not also sustainable thus eventually bloating budgets of agric research institutes while the actual farmer is often left stranded when financial inflow dries up or other unanticipated challenges come knocking.

 
This is what AGROMATHICS seeks to correct by automatically switching request of famers to subject matter specialists at affordable rates as low as N500 through phones and computers. It rides upon existing infrastructure like
the internet to connect with several research institutes taking their knowledge base to farmer just by mentioning crop or animal of interest. Our approach includes rewarding Institutions and subject specialist that attends to FAQs of farmers thus promoting, IGR, professionalism yet reaching more farmers in need. From our analytic survey it is expected that each subject matter specialist on AGROMATHICS responds to at least 10 FAQs per day and 3 more complex recommendations. This means a daily score card of 5 specialists is 65 farmers per day and 325 per week from anywhere while security risk is brought to near zero.

At Agrometrix Multinational Limited, we are committed to creating a positive and lasting impact of the following SDG goals. We are however poised to carry out these mandates through the efficacy of AGROMATHICS and our seamless synergy with established research institutes, the refinery of reliable agricultural information. We aim at achieving a status of a one-stop-shop for agric based counsel and be effectively guided by DATA, LOGIC & SCIENCE

Climate Action
Every year, billions in dollars is allocated to fighting climate change. most of these funds are often channeled through direct or statutory monthly allocations to MDAs- Ministry Departments & Agencies or as local and foreign grants to universities, research institutes or private organizations that have distinguished themselves over the years. While the funds especially international grants is often very steady, allocations locally in Nigeria or elsewhere often fluctuates depending on national priorities or distractions. Irrespective of the volume of cash available per time, the outcome of every research is a research paper. Please note that if we can not get our recommendations to where harmful methodology are being displayed recklessly with a view to change the practice through reorientation,  we may as well consider all our spending as waste of resources. That is why AGROMATHICS does not reinvent the wheel but takes derived solutions from research institutes to farm sites or other related location where it is needed digitally and at affordable rates

Life below water 

Reorientation through cutting edge information at real-time impacts greatly on harmful practices like fertilizer, insecticides, herbicides abuse on the farm. This chemicals have been proven to be responsible for great fatality in the blue economy

life on Land 

Toxification of land and underground water sources is brought to a significant reduction when research institutes guide farmers at real-time in their production process

Zero Hunger 

with improved methodology, farmers are taught new tricks to beat the climate change through Agromathics. They are not just guided on the how to do things better but rather connected to certified sources of improved seed varieties resistant to drought and other impact of climate change

Zero Poverty
Agriculture is still the greatest employer of labor. Getting things right on the farm means more yield of High Quality Crops and Animals which in turn, has significant positive impact on earning powers of farmers. Agromathics also connects then seamlessly to off-takers and teaches on preservation activities thus increasing ROI- Return on Investment

Good health and well being
Things such as Toxification and Antimicrobial Resistant Strain is brought to the barest minimum since drug prescriptions and use on farms is teleguided

Responsible consumption and reproduction

When we know more, we can do more. Agromathics allows you to do more when it appears you know so little. The key is cutting edge information at your finger tips at every given time.  Since the dream of Agromathics is to integrate all research institutes, professional counsel that can lead to safe regeneration and production is guaranteed. This includes production of crops, animals and consultation  such as afforestation

AGROMATHICS in partnership with NIHORT provides a sustainable digital platform helping farmers to get cutting edge information services from exotic blend of researchers across agric institutes and other agro allied companies from where ever they are using their phones, tablets or computers. Furthermore, farmers are automatically referred to verified sources of agro inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, manure, drugs and other related tools and consumables. Consultancy on mechanization and automatic produce sales is also available at affordable rates. To achieve this, we have setup backend servers running MSSQL Server RDBMS. 

Furthermore, we interface with farmers ridding on the back of the internet using web technologies thus reducing application installation burdens.
In addition to this we have also included the android variant due to the vast penetration of the android OS amongst telecommuters. The AI concept embedded in the fabric of the application code automatically matches farmers crop request to appropriate subject matter specialist and institution with the mandate to support the entire agro requisition. This was ingeniously crafted using the C# language, java script, structured Query Languages etc. Please note that we also serve our teaming clients agro information
intelligence through traditional Short Messaging System-SMS. This includes farming tips, soil sample results and other counsel regarding best practices. For example tailored fertilizer application need, pesticide application directives etc. This is a sharp contrast from self medication often adopted by farmers lacking basic technical know how. 

We also take advantage of television and radio networks to drive advocacy of the Agromatics dreams within towns and villages. This makes it easier to educate farmers in clusters or sensitize the mind of an agric enthusiast to probe further on our social networking platforms or website. 

Eng Adetayo Adesida MD/CEO 
Dr Semeton Amosu Principal Partner Agrometrix Multinational Limited (Agric researcher pomologist NIHORT)
Eng Adedapo Adesida (Systems Network & Security)
Eng Adeleye Adesida (System Support)
Jubril Olalekan (Data and Analytics)
Oluwatoyin Adesida (Financial Accounting & Cost Accounting)
Janet Oresegun (Business Development)
Prof Olakunle Oladapo (Climate Change Studies)
Segun Onigbinde (Field Studies and Analytics)

Biodun Ayoola (System Support)

10 full Staff  
Other work force includes subject matter specialist from diverse agric research institutes under an MOU-Memorandum of Understanding arrangement. This is based on relevance of their research work to AGROMATHICS

Presently we have 5 part-time staff

The building blocks of AGROMATHICS have been put together over a two year period. The philosophy and operational style of AML is different from all other AgTech companies. Since our operations would cut across many research institutes, it is inevitable to meet brilliant researchers with ground breaking innovations. Rather than reinventing the wheel, our strategy is to integrate such noble idea as an upgrade while commensurable royalties would be given to such researcher that decides to sell off the intellectual property or join our exotic blend of human resource that continue to change lives positively through agriculture. 

While many continue to dig the earth’s crust for most value resource or substance e.g. gold, diamond etc to increase economic status, joy, productivity or other desires, we believe that the best resource of all times continue to walk on the surface of the earth and easily found in every business arena. I am certainly talking about human beings. However getting the best out of humans would depend largely on how physical, emotional or psychological needs are handled. No wonder it Is often said that variety is the spice of life .Valuing diversity and openly showing respect for such creates a balanced work ecosystem thriving on trust from employees knowing that the rule of law, fairness and justice would be adhered to while every sacrifice geared towards achieving the corporate dream would not be hazardous but rather seen as giving back to a place you call home your time
and skills to attain success. We define success as looking out for a human need and reaching out to fulfill it.

 
At Agrometrix Multinational Limited, we believe that heightened levels of workplace participation drives innovation due to diverse thinking i.e. SEEING FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES OR PERSPECTIVES. This is why our recruitment into our work force is hinged on what can you contribute and tools needed to deliver rather than; how you look, where you have come from, cultural norms etc. However our dress code and office setting is one that
promotes international best practice especially in the area of Health Safety and Environment HSE. True wealth resides in people and a wholesome office environment helps to extract or focus the strength in numbers towards
desired goals. 

While Agrometrixs Multinational Limited is a distinct company with current employee strength of not more than 25, we have designed strategies to bring together vibrant minds from diverse renowned agric research institutes in Nigeria and globally forming virtual employee strength of not less than 600. This employee mix conforms to their traditional organogram of respective institutions yet serving a host of other culturally diverse people with agro
related needs thus creating a digital agro ecosystem. Although some of our programs are focused on most vulnerable i.e. women and children, we certainly do not discriminate on gender or other basis. You would recall that
Agromathics basically automatically redirects spontaneous request to the next free hand within the subject matter specialist group based on agricultural mandate of such business outfit. Remuneration for this service and more is also same not considering gender of such employee. In addition to this, it customizes the interface to satisfy farmer’s requisitions through information intelligence and accounting. This is a seamless approach void of any biase,favoritism or other forms of ulterior profiling

It is no news that the role of ICT in today’s business strategy is not esthetics but the very decision that would determine continued relevance or survival of such establishment. Furthermore, the digital space removes the barriers 
of borders and increases tremendously the social visibility globally. It is upon this backdrop that National Horticultural Research Institute –NIHORT with branches in 5 States in Nigeria moved to establish a partnership in a memorandum of understanding with Agrometrix Multinational Limited .This is also in line with the dream of Ministry for Communication and Digital Economy to progressively drive frontiers towards the new normal. NIHORT is a federal government agric research institute saddled with the improved production of fruits and several other horticulture based crops. The institution has healthy information handshake with several other sister institutes like Institute for Tropical Agriculture -IITA, 
National Institute for Forestry, Institute for Agric Research and Training –IAR&T etc. 

AGROMATHICS in partnership with NIHORT provides a sustainable digital platform helping farmers to get cutting edge information services from exotic blend of researchers across agric institutes and other agro allied companies 
from where ever they are using their phones, tablets or computers. We basically switch farmers request digitally to the right place Furthermore, farmers are automatically referred to verified sources of agro inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, manure, drugs and other related tools and consumables. Consultancy on mechanization and automatic produce sales is also available at affordable rates.Together we thrive achieving mile stones towards food security in Nigeria and beyond. In View of the above we have adopted a 
SUBSCRIPTION – BASED BUSINESS MODEL. This means each farmer request to research institute attracts an affordable fee paid by him or her. Other players are also required to pay an affordable monthly fee. We share the revenue made from farmers reuisitions with researchers that treats the FAQ and institute where the specialist belongs to 

Our partnership with diverse agric research institutes and organizations in Nigeria gives us the platform to interface directly with all categories of farmers in their thousands. It is imperative to note that a farmer on agromathics ranges from a novice who intends to grow some fruits and vegetables in his or her garden, farmers in off-grid villages or 
towns struggling to derive productivity with traditional practices, to a large scale farmer desirous of better management of vast investments e.g. grants, loans reducing obstacles through cutting edge knowledge and 
adequate value chain networking.

According to our cutting edge analytic result, it is estimated that the novel application revenue is set to hit a minimum of 500,000 million naira within the first 6 months of its official launch. Please note that this projection is not hinged on goods production often bedeviled by several uncertainties in Nigeria e.g. epileptic power supply, scarcity of forex,poorly implemented policies, local and foreign economic betrayers just to mention a few but rather sales of much needed agro information intelligence at affordable service fee by subject matter specialist. Our projected financial
revenue sources

 includes Farmer FAQ charges. Agromathics has a minimum financial fee of N500 per questions sent to pool of subject matter specialist. In Nigeria with a population of more than 200million, the average projected questions is placed at 1000 per day. This includes questions from farmers with home
gardens to high volume growers or producers. Approximate revenue 500,000 per day

 
All subject matter specialists are expected to pay a monthly subscription of N1000. Agromathics on the other hand will share a portion of the above N500 per FAQ with the particular researcher that responds to such question i.e. N100 while N100 goes to the institution having mandate jurisdiction
or primary work center of the researcher e.g. NIHORT. For Oyo State alone, there are 7 major agric research institutes with a minimum of 50 PHD researchers. Approximate revenue 350,000 per month

We collect a 2% markup on all commodities and services done by respective research institute and agro allied companies through agromathics. This includes sales of seedlings, fertilizer, pesticides etc. services on the other hand includes soil test analysis, soil preparation surveys etc.
Please note that several accredited laboratories will also key into the app. Farmers can on the other hand send their sample to any of such labs. Results will be automatically sent to appropriate subject matter specialist who will in turn make his recommendations online at a fee. Approximate
revenue 500,000 per week

Nigeria has an estimate of 80 million mobile phone users cutting across major PTO networks like MTN, Glo, Airtel , Mobile etc. We however have an arrangement to target weekly subscription with direct debit of N20 from at least 1million phone users from their respective PTOs. Agromathics in
turn will furnish these subscribers with highlights of agro weekly radio programs on selected cash and food crops. Subscribers may also choose to opt out it they are unsatisfied. The question is who says no to agric and inherent opportunities? Approximate revenue N20, 000,000 per week

There are however other projected sources of funding either through grants or services