Agriculture and Agribusiness
Smallholder records, out-grower programmes, GAP certifications, export documentation — agribusiness documentation, finally manageable.
Agriculture and Agribusiness
Agribusiness documentation spans a peculiar range: smallholder farmer records produced in muddy fields, GlobalGAP audit packs for export, and HCD / KEPHIS / PCPB compliance certificates. Papyrus handles the breadth.
Out-grower and smallholder programmes
Out-grower programmes register thousands of smallholders. Each farmer record:
- Registration form (often handwritten in remote areas)
- ID copy, KRA PIN, phone number
- Farm location and size (GPS-tagged)
- Crop and acreage records
- Input issuance (seed, fertiliser, chemicals)
- Training attended
- Deliveries (date, quantity, quality grade)
- Payments
Captured via the Papyrus mobile app, which works offline and syncs when the field officer reaches network coverage.
GlobalGAP and export certifications
GlobalGAP audits demand:
- Farm map and field history
- Pesticide records (which, when, how much, who applied)
- Pre-harvest interval compliance evidence
- Worker welfare records
- Traceability from field to packhouse to container
Each audit cycle is a workflow with the auditor's findings logged and corrective actions tracked.
KEPHIS and phytosanitary
For export crops:
- KEPHIS phytosanitary certificate per consignment
- Pre-export inspection records
- Container loading evidence
- Cold-chain temperature logs
- Vessel manifest links
Cooperative records
Many agribusinesses operate through cooperatives. Cooperative-specific records:
- Member registers
- Share capital ledger
- Patronage refund computation
- AGM minutes
- Cooperative Officer returns