DAFMA is accepting applications for free membership
Join DAFMA to guide the development of new tools, access resources to guide decision-making, meet in working groups for networking, and govern the consortium under a shared Code of Conduct.
Initial membership is free for all. We intend to introduce paid membership as the consortium develops. All members will receive the calendar invitation for our launch event on November 18. If you have trouble accessing the invitation, please get in touch with us at dafma@tufts.edu.
Recruitment
DAFMA is actively recruiting members operating across every domain of the food system in:
- Angola
- Cameroon
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Rwanda
We are interested in organizations that seek to use data for decision-making in the following functions:
- Services (including analytics, finance, insurance, and consulting)
- Farmer organizations & industry associations
- Farm inputs (including seeds, chemicals, machinery)
- Farming (including crops, livestock, fisheries)
- Transport and storage, logistics and trade
- Food packaging, processing & manufacturing
- Food distribution and retail
- Food service and restaurants
Use cases for DAFMA membership
Farmer organizations & industry associations
A farmer cooperative in Ghana can expand its network of buyers through improved data and analysis of product sourcing that better integrates smallholders into the market.
An industry association in Kenya can improve its recruitment by using qualitative insights from working group meetings and market intelligence data to understand the needs of its constituents.
Farm input suppliers
A farm insurance provider in Uganda can create new products and revenue streams, like insurance policies for contract farming, by using market intelligence data and qualitative insights.
A farm machinery company in Côte d’Ivoire can understand opportunities to expand into new markets and supply the capital goods needed to produce healthy food.
A fertilizer company in Ethiopia can forecast demand for its products more accurately through new software tools that demonstrate how consumers respond to an increased supply of healthy foods.
Food packaging, processing & manufacturing
A food processor in Cameroon can reduce risk by using new software tools about geolocated food flows, pricing, and storage to diversify its sourcing strategy and minimize disruptions.
Food distribution and retail
A food retailer in Nigeria can increase sales of healthy food using data generated from new nutrient profiling systems to integrate nutrient claims into marketing and customer loyalty programs.
Transport and storage, logistics and trade
A commodity transporter in Angola can advance its resilience and risk strategy with software tools that use data from many countries to inform business decisions.