Registration of farmers is the process of collecting data to uniquely identify all farmers, and provide basic information about their farms and farming practices. Registration targets individuals or groups (including companies) who are cultivating crops or rearing livestock with the intention to sell. Registration is necessary because farmers, buyers & government need information for planning.

Registration provides information on farmers as well as their activities and outputs in order to boost their capacity and competitiveness in agriculture. The main purpose for registering farmers is to establish and operate a database-driven system to:-

• Process data on farmers and their activities;
• Be a repository of technical information;
• Forecast key agricultural variables.