Mapping a farm in the field app

Field mode is the phone flow for registering a farm: the farmer, their consent, the boundary and photos. It works without signal.

1. 1
   Start a farm

   Open field mode and choose New farmer and plot (on the Plots page it is Open field mode). The flow has five steps: Farmer, Consent, Boundary, Photos, Review.

2. 2
   Farmer details

   Enter the Farmer's full name, Product, Village or community and District. Phone number, region and a farm size estimate in hectares are optional.

3. 3
   Get consent

   Read the statement on screen to the farmer in the language they understand best. Choose how consent was given: Signature, Spoken or Thumbprint. If the farmer does not agree, choose Does not agree · skip this farm.

4. 4
   Record the boundary

   Stand at one corner and choose Start walking, then walk along the edge. A point is added about every 5 m, and readings worse than 25 m are ignored. Choose Close boundary back at the start. A farm under 4 ha can use Use a single point instead; 4 ha or more needs a walked boundary.

5. 5
   Take photos

   Take the Farmer photo, the Farm from its edge photo and, optionally, a Crop close-up. They are made smaller on the phone before upload.

6. 6
   Review and save

   Choose Save on this phone. It uploads by itself when there is signal. See working offline.