Tiaxa supports advancement of Philippine agriculture

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) lays the foundation to digitize the agri-fishery sector. Through KAMMMPI, a major Philippine NGO, Tiaxa offers its newest AI platform WeSqore to boost modernization and industrialization of farms, improving the lives of more than 15 million Filipino smallholder farmers.

In line with this thrust, Tiaxa has signed an agreement with KAMMMPI, a confederation of Philippine farmers, promoting GETSMARTFARMS with the DA. KAMMMPI will use WeSqore as its platform for millions of farmers participating in the DA Farm Consolidation program; one of DA’s eight paradigms to advance the Philippine agriculture sector.

WeSqore provides a real-time business intelligence platform that improves the delivery of quality agri-services and extension systems. This is accomplished by providing information and services at the right time, facilitating the adoption of new agronomic practices, resulting in yield improvements and higher income for farming households. Through WeSqore, more than 15 million farmers will gain access to market opportunities and financial assistance from the DA and the private sectors, worldwide.

The Philippine smallholder farmer regularly faces difficulties accessing DA services, including financing from financial institutions due to a lack of meaningful data requested during their application process. WeSqore will help improve their access and increase potential use cases by helping the DA harmonize its Registry Service of Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA). WeSqore will serve as the mediation platform, featuring credit scoring, business profiling and decisioning tools. This approach will eventually lead to a wider selection of interactive information and transactional services. Using the WeSqore data, farmers will also have better access to the allocation of government budgets for crop assistance.

As part of the service commitment, Tiaxa will help in producing periodic reports based on data collected and analyzed, while KAMMMPI will create news articles on the status of Philippine agriculture for public use.

Through WeSqore platform, the DA will ensure that the farmers have received, and used, the services and support inputs the agency will provide. This will enable more efficient planning and decision-making for DA officials.