Our field operations and digital platforms have reached communities in multiple regions of Uganda, enabling data-driven decision-making and expanding access to opportunities.
Our strength lies in our deep connection with the communities we serve. By empowering local youth as trusted field agents, we create strong community relationships that enable effective farmer engagement, accurate data collection, and sustainable adoption of digital solutions.
We work alongside farmers to increase awareness and build digital confidence, and we connect them through our digital platforms to:
Through the Climate Smart Jobs (CSJ) Project, Axiom Zorn supported Market Systems Development in Kiryandongo and Adjumani by strengthening the digital infrastructure that connects farmers with agricultural markets, services and market actors. The project used digital tools and data to improve visibility, coordination and participation across the agricultural ecosystem, helping create stronger foundations for more inclusive and climate-smart rural markets.
At the centre of the intervention was a digitally enabled ecosystem, Agrilinks Tradehub, that brought together farmers, field agents, Commercial Agents and Trading Partners, while generating structured agricultural and market data. This created greater visibility into farmers, production, market participation and transactions, providing a foundation for more targeted services, market intelligence and financial inclusion.
The project demonstrated how digital infrastructure, data intelligence and market relationships can work together to strengthen agricultural market systems, creating opportunities for farmers and market actors while providing a foundation for continued innovation, partnerships and expansion.
We consider it a privilege to contribute significantly to the bank's digital journey. Our contribution entails establishing partnerships with financial institutions to deliver a robust digital solution, specifically designed to meet the credit needs of farmers and business owners (SMEs).
By leveraging profiling techniques and establishing financial linkages, we aim to empower these individuals in their investment endeavors. We firmly believe that by meticulously gathering essential client information, such as biodata, agricultural details, farming expertise, business location, type, and financial data, we can accurately assess their financial capacity and identify growth and decline patterns. This approach allows us to facilitate access to sufficient credit, while simultaneously mitigating risks associated with the loan process in the long run.
In collaboration with the Uganda Investment Authority, we have made significant contributions to the development of the National SME Portal. Through a tripartite partnership involving aXiom Zorn, Uganda Investment Authority, and Vantage Communications, we have provided a range of services, including comprehensive profiling. As part of a pilot project, we successfully profiled over 3,000+ SMEs actively involved in business activities, an activity aligned with the National Development plan (NDPIII).
In partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), we provided qualitative research consultancy services for the development of community-based approaches in early childhood development and economic recovery and development in Yumbe, Lamwo, and Kyegegwa.
Effective project implementation often necessitates field monitoring in order to achieve project objectives. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the adoption of remote monitoring solutions has become essential for efficiently managing project implementation, especially for initiatives targeting communities.
To address this need, we tailored our field force monitoring solution to suit the requirements of Abt Associates' Integrated Community Agriculture and Nutrition project. This customized solution enabled the reporting of both scheduled and unscheduled field activities. Throughout the project duration, we successfully recorded over 6,000 entries, each geo-tagged and accompanied by relevant media attachments. These entries were submitted by a diverse user base of 500+ individuals
During our collaboration with Standard Bank Group (Stanbic Bank) of Uganda and South Africa, we undertook the profiling of more than 2,000 farmers. Through our meticulous assessment process, we determined their eligibility to acquire loans.
In partnership with NIRAS, we actively participated in the Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) program. As part of our involvement, we successfully conducted the profiling of over 50,000 farmers.
This profiling enabled the project to gain valuable insights into the farmers' needs and capabilities, facilitating targeted support and interventions. Additionally, we developed a customized monitoring and evaluation system specifically tailored for the CASA program to track and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), project deliverables, and other relevant metrics.
aXiom Zorn partnered with Heifer International and Edukans, through the HPI project, to provide consultancy services for the development of a centralized database for the Learn for Agribusiness (L4AB) project. Working closely with Heifer Uganda, we conducted a profiling project in Dokolo district, capturing data from over 3,000 farmers engaged in sesame, sunflower, and bean cultivation, as well as two farmer organizations. This initiative was designed with the purpose of providing interoperable real-time information to offer insights that stimulate growth
