Ringa

AgriTech: Service Marketplace

If you are a farmer in Australia, you are in a unique position. Your farm is most likely bigger than some countries, the number of animals you cater is probably larger than most people’s disposable income. In other words, everything you do is large.
In order for you to manage all this, you need help, you need good farmhands. But farmhands are not your ordinary workforce, they work hard and scatter when the work is done, taking on another gig someplace else where they are wanted.
So how to solve this, how to make sure that you can hire the right person for the job, and how to make sure that the people you want to hire are available when you need them.
Time to get organized.

Industry vertica: HR, Recruitment

Problem Definition

The solution Velmie supposed to deliver had to deal with pre-identified business challenges such as:

1Keeping track of available farmhands.

1Making sure the farmer can see what the different farmhands are specialized in.

1Check different rates of farmhands.

1After a farmhand is hired, keep track of different tasks.

1Make sure the farmhand gets paid on time and the right amount.

The ultimate idea was to deliver a solution to manage the workforce that surrounds a farm in Australia. Since farming in Australia is unique due to several factors, no current staffing system was able to fulfill the special needs that farm owners have. A good system for the workforce could potentially save hundreds of admin hours and lots of money by avoiding bad hires.

Proposed Solution

The process started with R&D workshop to test out different ideas. We had long sessions with the client where we pitched ideas. We then tested the ideas on farm owners and farmhands, sorting out what would then make it to the final solution. The solution consists of a web app and mobile apps.

From a farm owner perspective

List available farmhands
See farmhands current location and status
See prices, knowledge, type of insurance and skills
Hire farmhands
Pay farmhands
Follow up on assigned tasks

From farmhand perspective:

List available farms
See the need for jobs that fit my specialty
Plan upcoming work
Getting paid on time for work done
Collect testimonials from farm owners for bragging rights

Outcome & Success Metrics

MVP Delivered within schedule (3 months) and within budget

MVP won government grant for the most innovative HR solution