Bulk SMS advisory
Send seasonal advice, disease alerts and market prices to thousands of farmers at once — segmented by group, location or enterprise.
AgriTech Solutions
Digital farming that works on every phone
Chiweto connects farmers, veterinary services and development partners through the simplest technology there is — the mobile phone already in their pocket. No smartphone, no data bundle, no barrier.
What we do
Technology that reaches the last mile
Most agricultural technology assumes a smartphone and a data connection. Ours assumes neither — so the farmers who need it most are never left out.
Two-way conversations
Farmers reply in their own words. Incoming messages are tagged to the right organisation and answered from a shared inbox.
Livestock insurance
Cover that protects a family's most valuable asset, with veterinary verification built into the claims process.
Farmer marketplace
Connect producers directly with buyers, cutting out the layers that erode farm-gate prices.
Data for decisions
Every message, contact and campaign is reportable — so partners can show reach and act on what farmers actually say.
Partner integration
NGOs, cooperatives and agribusinesses run their own branded messaging under one managed platform.
Why SMS
The most widely available technology in Africa
Smartphone penetration is still uneven across rural Malawi. SMS is not. By meeting farmers where they already are, we remove the three barriers that stop most digital agriculture programmes from scaling.
1
No device barrier
Works on the basic feature phones that dominate rural households.
2
No data barrier
Messages arrive without airtime for browsing or an internet connection.
3
No literacy barrier
Short, plain-language messages in the languages farmers actually use.
Our products
Three apps, one mission
Each product solves a distinct problem in the livestock value chain — and they work better together.
Chiweto Advisor
The SMS advisory platform. Reach farmer groups with timely, targeted guidance and hear back from them in the same thread.
Chiweto Vet
Livestock insurance and veterinary services, putting a safety net under the animals a household depends on.
Chiweto E-Market
A digital marketplace linking farmers to buyers directly, so more of the final price stays on the farm.
Why we exist
Vision & mission
Our vision
A leader in delivering inclusive digital farming solutions.
Our mission
Enhancing farmer livelihoods through easy access to, and use of, agricultural information and veterinary services via mobile phones.
Our values
What we hold ourselves to
Quality
We measure ourselves by the value our products create for farmers and the institutions that serve them — sustainable, profitable farming.
Customer service
Software is only half the job. We stay close to our partners so they get the full benefit of what we build.
Feedback
We are a listening team. Brilliant ideas are everywhere, waiting to be captured, nurtured and given back.
The people
Veterinarians, engineers and economists
Chiweto is a deliberately multidisciplinary team. Livestock science sits next to software engineering, and finance sits next to field marketing — because solving farming problems takes more than code.
Meet the team
Ready to reach your farmers?
Whether you are an NGO running an extension programme, a cooperative coordinating members, or an agribusiness with a network to serve — let's talk about what the platform could do for you.