FAMS – Farmers and Agent Management System
Co-founder and Chief Technology & Product Officer of FAMS. I lead the technical architecture, product roadmap, and direct field implementation across 9+ agribusiness companies in 5 Mozambican provinces, in partnership with GIZ, NIRAS, and COMO Consult. From core backend engineering to on-site user training — full end-to-end ownership.
Context
FAMS – Farmers and Agent Management System was delivered in a context where operations required stronger consistency, visibility, and technical delivery capacity. The engagement demanded coordination across institutional goals, end users, and execution teams.
Solution
The solution combined 55,000+ registered farmers in the fams ecosystem and fams core development — communication and agricultural data management infrastructure, with emphasis on sustainable execution, operational quality, and practical adoption. The work was structured so technology and operations could evolve together.
My Role
I worked as Co-Founder · CTO & CPO · Lead Developer · Consultant · Trainer · Implementer, taking ownership of technical decisions, delivery coordination, and alignment between requirements, solution design, and expected outcomes.
Impact
The impact centered on accelerating adoption, increasing operational predictability, and improving the institution's ability to sustain the solution over time, with delivery tied to concrete outcomes.
Highlights
- 55,000+ registered farmers in the FAMS ecosystem
- FAMS Core development — communication and agricultural data management infrastructure
- Systems Analyst: translating complex requirements into software solutions
- DevOps: configuration, deployment, and maintenance of the FAMS cloud infrastructure
- System implementation (Mobile, Desktop, Web) across partner companies
- Contributed to the honey traceability plugin with native FAMS Core integration
- Clean architecture, code maintenance, and technical documentation (user manual)
- On-ground technical manager: system adoption and end-user training