Weather & Market Information
We deliver location-specific weather forecasts and real-time market information directly in the farmers’ local languages. By offering personalized insights, we help farmers make informed decisions about crop planting, harvesting, and selling, ultimately optimizing their yields and profitability.
Reliable and up-to-date market information enable farmers to negotiate with traders from a position of greater strength. We collect and digitize market information from over 33 local markets across Uganda and make it available to farmers in their local languages via mobile.
Similarly, we provide reliable, accurate, and localized weather information to farmers via mobile phones. This information is available via SMS, mobile app, and website in over 7 local languages including, Luganda, Runyankore, Runyoro/Rutooro, Lumasaaba, Kakwa, Lugbara, Acholi, and Lango.
Market Information You Can Trust
Up-to-date market information enables farmers to negotiate with traders from a position of greater strength. It also facilitates spatial distribution of products from rural areas to urban areas and between urban markets by sending clear price signals from urban consumers to rural producers regarding quantities and varieties required. It also enables farmers to make planting decisions in line with urban consumer demand, including those related to new crops.
At M-Omulimisa, we collect price information from 33 markets across Uganda including major buyers in the Lango sub-region and make this available to you on your phone for a small fee.
Revolutionize Your Farming with Hyper-Local Weather Data
Are you tired of unreliable weather information that doesn’t quite fit the local conditions on your farm? Look no further! At M-Omulimisa, we bring you real-time, hyper-localized weather data that will empower you to make smarter farming decisions, save on inputs, and achieve higher yields.
The Problem with Traditional Weather Data Sources
Traditional weather sources use distant data, often impractical for local decisions. Our partnerships with global tech leaders utilize machine learning, AI, and data insights for precise hyperlocal forecasts, empowering farmers with informed choices for planting, irrigation, and more.
What You Gain with M-Omulimisa Weather Data
Smart Farming: Plan your farming activities more effectively by making data-driven decisions based on real-time, hyper-local weather information.
Cost Savings: By optimizing your input usage and timing, you’ll spend less on farm inputs and enjoy a more cost-effective farming operation.
Higher Yields: Achieve higher yields by aligning your farming activities with precise weather data that is accurate to a 1km radius.
For only UGX 1,000 per week, you can receive real-time, localized weather data specific to your parish. We use GPS data to ensure that the information is tailored to your exact location.
Our real-time weather information is available through various convenient channels including SMS, M-Omulimisa App and website.
Weather Information
We provide real-time weather data to help you plan your farming activities better and spend less on farm inputs.
FAQ
Weather and Market Information FAQs
Yes, our weather service delivers location-specific forecasts in the language of your choice. By default, you will receive tailored weather updates for the parish selected during your subscription process, rather than a broad, less accurate regional forecast. For app users, you can choose an exact location, and the app will capture the GPS coordinates to refine the forecast for your specific area. This precise, relevant forecasting enhances your farm planning and ensures you’re better prepared for each day’s conditions
Farmers can choose from four distinct crop packages for market information:
- Package 1: Maize, Nambaale, Soya, G.Nuts, Super Rice, Maize Flour, Masavu, Fresh Cassava, Cassava Chips.
- Package 2: Sunflower, Millet, Sorghum, Simsim.
- Package 3: Vanilla, Cocoa, Kiboko, FAQ, Arabica (Bugisu), Drugar (Rwenzori).
- Package 4: Passion Fruits (Small), Tomatoes, G. Pepper, Onions, Carrot, Passion Fruits (Kawanda).
You can select the package that best aligns with your crops to receive the most relevant market insights.
When subscribing to the weather information service, you will have the option to select your preferred language, making it easier to understand and act on the updates provided.
Yes, our weather and market information services are accessible via both the USSD platform and the M-Omulimisa app. For users without smartphones, subscriptions can be set up through USSD, and updates are delivered directly via SMS to their mobile numbers. Smartphone users can subscribe, access, and manage their services through the M-Omulimisa app, available on the Google Play Store.
Yes, you can update your selected crop package at any time by accessing the settings in the M-Omulimisa app or through the USSD platform *217*101#, allowing you to adjust the information you receive based on your current needs.
