Authors: Lakshmi Iyer & Bobbi Gray

In October 2025, AgriPath convened its first digital agricultural advisory services (DAS) toolkit validation workshop in Kampala, Uganda with members of the National Steering Committee (NSC). Kilimo Trust, AgriPath’s implementing partner in Uganda and Tanzania, hosted the workshop. This one-day facilitated session was designed to present and validate the DAS toolkit, with a specific focus on the business model tools for DAS providers.

The workshop brought together critical public and private actors within Uganda’s digital agriculture ecosystem to exchange insights, test the relevance of the DAS toolkit, and collectively identify areas for strengthening impact for smallholder farmers.

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What is the DAS Toolkit?

The DAS toolkit is a resource designed by AgriPath to equip DAS stakeholders, particularly those seeking to scale smartphone-based DAS, with practical and research-based tools to strengthen extension agent networks and deliver scalable, sustainable DAS for smallholder farmers, especially women. AgriPath’s five-year research suggests that in order to effectively scale DAS for smallholder farmers, community-based agents (CBAs) are required to bridge the gap between digital tools and farmer knowledge and adoption of sustainable land management practices.