OpenSPP Farmer Registry

A digital platform to manage and strengthen farmer data systems

The OpenSPP Farmer Registry is a modular digital platform designed to be a single, reliable source of truth for agricultural data. It helps governments, organizations, and partners move from guesswork to data-driven decision-making, ensuring that farmers and rural communities receive the right support at the right time.

Key features

Farmer and farm registration – OpenSPP Farmer Registry is specifically designed with agricultural aspects in mind and contains all the common fields - farmers, crops, livestock, land parcels, and farming practices.

Read more about Unified and hierarchical beneficiary registry and Key terminology.

Targeting and integrated service delivery – Use detailed agricultural and demographic information to design and deliver tailored interventions based on the agricultural information, regardless of if it is simpler criteria or advanced, combined criteria.

Read more about Eligibility and targeting.

Geo-spatial analysis and shock response – The integration of a Geographic Information System (GIS) allows to combine geographic information with farm data to identify trends, manage risks, and support disaster or climate response.

Read more about Geospatial (GIS) and land management.

Monitoring and accountability – Track changes and manage user permissions to ensure data security and integrity. Access dashboards for high-level decision-making, transparency and long term monitoring.

Read more about Auditable change management and Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM).

Interoperability with other systems – Connect seamlessly with other national databases (ID, health, civil registry) via secure APIs to make updates or to pull information directly, ensuring that the information is up-to-date.

Read more about Data integration and interoperability (APIs).

Who is it for?

Governments implementing national farmer registries

Agricultural ministries and agencies designing support programs

NGOs working on rural development and food security

Next Step

The OpenSPP Farmer Registry is an open-source product, built and supported by the OpenSPP community. Read more about installing OpenSPP Farmer Registry.

OpenSPP modules included in the OpenSPP Farmer Registry

The preconfigured OpenSPP Farmer Registry product is intended to provide the basic use cases of a farmer registry.

The following modules are included in the OpenSPP Farmer Registry product:

• OpenSPP Base: Provides the fundamental core structure for all registrant profiles.

• OpenSPP Base Settings: Provides essential settings and customizations.

• OpenSPP Custom Fields: Allows for tailoring data collection to specific local needs.

• OpenSPP Area Management: Includes additional features for managing and organizing geographical areas within the system

• OpenSPP OpenID VCI Individual: Enables the issuance of Verifiable Credentials (VCs) for individual registrants.

• OpenSPP Custom Filter: Allows control over fields displayed in filter dropdowns.

• OpenSPP User Roles: Manages user access and permissions to the registry data, ensuring data security and integrity.

• OpenSPP Area GIS: Integrates GIS capabilities to enable visualization on maps.

• OpenSPP Base GIS: Provides Geographical Information System (GIS) capabilities to OpenSPP.

• OpenSPP Farmer Registry Base: Base module for managing farmer registries, linking farmers to farms, land, and agricultural activities.

• OpenSPP Farmer Registry Default UI: Default UI for Farmer Registry Base.

• OpenSPP Irrigation: Provides tools for managing and visualizing irrigation infrastructure within OpenSPP, enabling efficient tracking, planning, and analysis of irrigation systems and their impact.

• OpenSPP Land Record: Enables the management and geospatial visualization of land records within OpenSPP.

• OpenSPP Registry Group Hierarchy: Introduces hierarchical relationships between groups.

Expanding the Farmer Registry

The OpenSPP-based Farmer Registry contains everything that is necessary to set up a foundational Farmer Registry. It can however be expanded with additional functionalities to perfectly suit the specific needs, read more about module installation.