Karibu · Shamba Bora
Store, move, sell and insure your harvest. Book a tractor, track your tea, and get paid straight to your wallet. Eight mini apps, one Shamba Bora account.
120,000+ farmers across 18 regions
Rated 4.8 by growers on Android
KARIBU · SHAMBA BORA
Everything your farm needs
Working with AMCOS, licensed warehouses and district extension officers
How it works
From the first ploughing to the last shilling, every stage of the season has a mini app built for it. Choose a stage to see what Shamba Bora does there.
Book a ploughing or harrowing slot with a verified operator near you, and pay a fixed per-acre rate. Before planting, ask an agronomist for a soil-test plan and the right seed for your zone.
Weather-indexed cover from SB AgriSure protects against drought and excess rain. Premiums come from your wallet, and when rainfall crosses the trigger the payout is calculated for you. You don't need a loss assessor to visit.
Send a photo of a sick leaf and get an answer in your language. Tea growers see every kilo weighed at the collection centre the moment it's logged, so there are no more disputed slips at the end of the month.
My maize leaves are turning yellow from the tip, along the middle vein. 🌽
That pattern points to nitrogen deficiency. Top-dress with urea or CAN at about 50 kg per acre when the soil is moist. — Agronomist Neema, Mbeya
Book a truck for your bags, get a weighbridge ticket at pickup and follow the load until it is received at the warehouse. Shared loads mean smaller farmers pay less per bag.
Deposit at a licensed warehouse and get a digital warehouse receipt. You can hold it and wait for better prices, borrow against it with a partner SACCOS, or sell it without moving a single bag.
Put a lot up for Instant Auction and verified buyers bid in real time. You can also list fresh produce on Shamba Market. Either way the money lands in your wallet, and you can withdraw to mobile money whenever you like.
The mini apps
One sign-up, one wallet and one farmer profile, shared across every service. Use the apps you need and leave the rest. Your records carry over between them.
Stock and receipts
Sell to the top bid
Buyers are verified and pre-funded, so every bid is real money.
Tea collection records
Track every load
Expert farm advice
Black spots on my tomato leaves after the rains?
Likely early blight. Remove the lower leaves, avoid watering from above, and spray a copper-based fungicide.
Buy and sell produce
Protect your crop
Book tractor services
Wallet
Every mini app settles into one wallet. Auction proceeds, tea payments and insurance payouts come in, and tractor bookings and premiums go out. You get one balance and one statement.
Cash out to M-Pesa, Airtel Money or Mixx by Yas, day or night.
A clean record of farm income that you can share with your SACCOS.
Buyers' funds are held before bidding, so a sale can't bounce.
Cooperatives can pay hundreds of members in a single run.
For the whole value chain
From the field
“I used to wait a whole month to argue over tea slips. Now I see every kilo the same evening, and the payment comes on time.”
“We stored our maize, waited out the low prices, and sold 40 bags at auction for TZS 9,000 more per bag than the middleman offered.”
“Paying 1,800 members used to take three days of cash and queues. Now it's one payout run and done before lunch.”
Built for the shamba
Records save on the phone and sync once you're back in signal, even on 2G.
Dial *483# to check prices, your balance and receipts without a smartphone.
Switch language in one tap. Agronomists answer in the language you write in.
Trained village agents help with sign-up, KYC and your first sale.
FAQ
Can't find an answer here? Call our farmer line or ask any Shamba Bora agent in your ward.
Joining and using the wallet is free. Each mini app shows its fee upfront, for example a per-acre rate for tractor hire or a small commission on an auction sale. You see the full amount before you confirm.
No. The Android app gives you every feature, and the USSD menu (*483#) covers prices, balances, receipts and withdrawals on any phone.
Buyers pre-fund their bids, so once a lot closes and the buyer confirms collection the money settles into your wallet, usually within minutes. You can then withdraw to mobile money.
Partner warehouses are licensed and inspected, and stored stock is insured. Each receipt is tied to your profile and can only be sold or pledged by you.
Yes. Cooperatives, SACCOS and buyers get a partner console for member onboarding, intake, grading and bulk payouts. Use the partner login above to get started.
Get the app link by SMS, or dial *483# on any phone.