MyAgroBuddi is not a chatbot. Buddi begins as a farmer's AI companion — but underneath every conversation is an infrastructure layer that records activity, builds verification and connects farmers to the agricultural and financial ecosystem — on WhatsApp, for free.
Each layer builds on the one before it. Together they create something no standalone agri-app can match — a complete farmer journey from first question to first loan.
Every farmer's first experience. Buddi answers farming questions in English and Pidgin, diagnoses sick crops and animals from photos, gives hyper-local weather forecasts with farming advisories, shares live market prices, and sends personalised morning briefings. Powered by Claude, GPT-4o vision and Groq — with a 3,352-chunk RAG knowledge base built specifically for Nigerian agriculture.
Every transaction a farmer mentions is silently logged as a farm record. Income, expenses, harvests, purchases — all captured from natural conversation. Over time these records become a verifiable credit file. The MyAgroBuddi Verification Score (300–850, FICO-style) summarises this file for lenders. One-page credit PDF reports can be generated per farmer in seconds.
Once a farmer logs a planting or stocking date, Buddi calculates harvest windows and sends reminders at 75% and 95% of the growth cycle. Broilers, catfish, pigs, maize, cassava, tomato, yam and more — all tracked. Farmers come back regularly to check progress, which drives the consistency that the verification score rewards.
When a farmer needs help beyond Buddi's knowledge, the marketplace activates. Ten expert categories (vets, agronomists, soil scientists, equipment technicians and more). Eight input supplier categories. Matching is automatic — farmer expresses need, Buddi pings the right expert or supplier, they say YES, connection is made. All introductions are tracked for accountability.
The layer that converts verified farmer data into institutional value. Type-filtered partner portals give lenders, insurers and agribusinesses access only to the leads relevant to them — each with verified scores, activity histories and consent records. API access for lenders to integrate MyAgroBuddi scores into their loan origination workflows.
The power of MyAgroBuddi is not in any single conversation. It is in what those conversations become over time.
She tells Buddi that some of her pigs are sick. Buddi helps her understand what may be happening and connects her to an appropriate expert when she needs one.
Later, she tells Buddi what she spent on treatment. Then she records a sale. Later still, another expense, another harvest, another transaction.
None of these moments feels like paperwork. But together they begin to tell a story: a real farmer, a real farm, real activity and real history.
Conversation → Activity → Record → Verification → Connection → Opportunity
The MyAgroBuddi Verification Score is a 300–850 behavioural credit rating — built natively on WhatsApp for Nigerian smallholder farmers. No app, no paperwork, no field visits. Just farm activity, turned into financial identity. It is not self-reported. It is earned through consistent, time-verified farming activity.
A farmer who builds a consistent record over six months provides a very different signal from one who enters many records in a single day. Consistency is the signal. Time is the proof.
Milestones accelerate the score — first harvest logged, first sale recorded, cooperative membership confirmed, selfie verification completed. Each milestone reflects a real farming event, not a form submission.
See lender integration optionsEvery partner — regardless of type — goes through the same seven-step protocol. One interface contract. Infinite partners.
Farmer tells Buddi what they need — a loan, a vet, inputs, a buyer.
State machine collects only what is needed for this specific partner type.
System matches farmer to the right partner by type, location and availability.
Partner receives a verified lead with score, profile and consent record.
Partner accepts or declines the introduction within the agreed window.
Farmer and partner are introduced. WhatsApp ping confirms the connection.
Loan disbursed, vet visited, inputs delivered — all tracked for accountability.
Access pre-verified farmers with 300–850 behavioural scores. Reduce loan processing time and default risk.
Apply as lending partnerReach active, verified farmers who need crop and livestock coverage. Our activity data improves underwriting accuracy.
Apply as insurance partnerGet matched to farmers with animal health needs in your area. Build a verifiable practice record on the platform.
Apply as a vetFarmers with crop challenges come to you already briefed. Buddi does the first-level triage; you provide the expertise.
Apply as an agronomistConnect your seeds, feeds and agrochemicals to farmers actively asking for them. Verified purchase intent, no cold leads.
Apply as a supplierDisburse grants and subsidies to verified, active farmers. Our behavioural data eliminates ghost beneficiaries.
Apply as an institutional partnerMyAgroBuddi directly contributes to nine Sustainable Development Goals — making it a natural fit for DFI and ESG-aligned investment.
Whether you are a farmer, an expert, a supplier or an institutional partner — there is a place for you on MyAgroBuddi.