Single solution to manage the whole farm.

Farm management software and agricultural ERP for Zambia: connect crops, livestock, poultry, aquaculture, inventory, and accounting in one system.

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Designed for Zambian farmers.

Developed in Zambia to digitize record keeping, centralize access, strengthen traceability, and make reporting easier for modern farm teams.

Production orchestration

Manage fish, crops, livestock, and poultry from a unified operational surface with clean records and event history.

Inventory and resources

Track feed, seed, stock, tools, vehicles, and consumables with thresholds, usage logs, and availability states.

Market and finance linkage

Push outputs into market inventory and keep transactions visible inside one connected ledger and budgeting flow.

Role and language readiness

Support role-based access, scoped permissions, and multi-language experiences for localized farm operations.

Practical insights

A little guidance. A clearer working day.

Ibala brings helpful suggestions into the work you already do. Task context and weather conditions help you think through timing, preparation, and follow-up before heading into the field.

Use the suggestions alongside your own experience to plan crop activities, animal care, and day-to-day work with more confidence.

Work in your language

Farm software that feels closer to home.

Choose English, Bemba, Nyanja, Tonga, Lozi, Kaonde, Lunda, or Luvale. Familiar language helps teams read records, navigate workspaces, and participate in the same farm workflow.

Combine language preferences with staff roles and a layout that adapts to computers and mobile screens.

Real farms using Ibala

Built with operators already putting the system to work.

These farm teams represent the kind of practical, mixed-operation environments Ibala is designed for. Select a logo to learn more about each farm.

All your farm operations, connected.

Schedule and workforce coordination

Support recurring tasks, reminders, and day-to-day team workflows so farm operations stay on time and visible.

Resource and input control

Track tools, equipment, vehicles, supplies, feed, and seed with usage logs, availability states, and threshold awareness.

Market traceability

Link production outputs to product stock, SKU behavior, customers, orders, and source-reference history.

Security and governance

Use authentication, session-based access, scoped permissions, and settings control for enterprise-ready accountability.

Climate-smart solution integration

Ibala supports smarter day-to-day decisions by making field operations, inputs, resources, environmental practices, and records more visible and connected.

Input optimization

Track operational usage with better visibility into feed, seed, stock, and day-to-day farm inputs.

Sustainable resource use

Coordinate tools, supplies, and inventory-linked activity through a more disciplined management workflow.

Resilience building

Use structured records and connected signals to respond more clearly when operational pressure or risk increases.

Digital transformation

Move away from notebooks, spreadsheets, and fragmented updates into one integrated farm management environment.

From harvest to market-ready inventory.

The Market module keeps sales activity tied to the source records behind it. Production output can move into customer-facing inventory without losing the operational context that created the stock.

Market

A connected toolkit for the whole farm.

Start with the core production workspaces, then explore the complete Ibala catalog on the dedicated modules page.

Explore the workspaces
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My Farm

A clear foundation for every field, pond, building, and production unit.

View all modules
Biosecurity readiness

Operational controls for healthier animals and safer farm systems.

Referenced from Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock guidance, this readiness layer helps farms organize compartments, veterinary oversight, surveillance, and response evidence while supporting biosecurity protection across livestock, poultry, aquaculture, and mixed farm operations.

Clear compartment boundariesVeterinary law and WOAH-aligned recordsRoutine surveillance and emergency plans

Compartment definition

Map animal species, facilities, people, premises, movement routes, and management boundaries so each operational unit is clearly separated and traceable.

Biosecurity control

Support entry and exit procedures, quarantine routines, disinfection, waste handling, pest control, and restricted movement across sensitive farm zones.

Surveillance and traceability

Keep health checks, diagnostic testing, treatment history, animal movement records, and identification data organized for veterinary oversight.

Preparedness and certification

Document contingency plans, audit evidence, staff training, reporting channels, and certification readiness for disease freedom recognition over time.

One workflow, properly segmented.

Production, stock movement, markets, and finance each get their own surface, while staying connected underneath.

Capture

Record production events the moment they happen.

Move

Reflect stock usage and inventory movement instantly.

Sell

Create market-ready inventory with source references.

See impact

Track the financial result through the unified ledger.

Watch Ibala in action

See how the platform brings daily farm operations together.

A quick walkthrough of Ibala's connected farm management experience, from operational visibility to cleaner records and team coordination.

Watch Ibala in action

Built for localized, climate-smart farm operations.

Ibala combines digital transformation with localization-ready workflows so farms can operate in the languages, team structures, and environmental realities that fit their context.

Bring production records, biosecurity, and weather context together to support climate-smart farming and biodiversity-aware management decisions.

Multi-language support

Enable localized user experiences for teams operating in different languages and regional farm contexts.

My Farm structures

Organize farm profile data, size units, farm sections, and allocation structures from a cleaner operations base.

Contacts and CRM context

Keep business relationships and operational contacts connected to the broader system instead of scattered elsewhere.

One connected investment

More of the farm. Less software to juggle.

Production, resources, markets, finance, people, and reports belong in one working environment. Ibala connects the records behind those activities so your team spends less time rebuilding the same picture in separate tools.

Device licenses and Web plans

Desktop and Mobile include lifetime licenses and one year of free updates. Web does not include a lifetime license; updates are applied automatically.

Built around real farm work

Manage mixed production, follow activity history, and coordinate tasks across modules. Offline desktop and mobile options help keep core records available when connectivity is limited.

Climate-aware planning

Weather context, resource visibility, and practical task suggestions help teams plan inputs and field work with local conditions in mind.

Comprehensive reporting

See the operation behind the numbers.

Bring production, inventory, sales, finance, and workforce records into clear reports. Review trends, export information, and prepare management evidence without piecing together disconnected spreadsheets.

Payroll and tax-related reports, including PAYE records, support your accountant's review and reporting preparation.

Plans and offers

Ibala, on the devices your farm works with.

Choose a device license for offline farm work or a web deployment for connected teams. All starting prices are in Zambian kwacha.

Device licenses and Web plansLifetime license purchase for desktop and mobile, with free software updates for one year. Hosting and additional services are quoted separately.
Windows available

Desktop

For owners and operators managing farm records from a dedicated computer.

Starting fromK5,000per license · one device
  • Offline capabilities with farm records stored locally
  • Connected production, inventory, sales, and finance workflows
  • Reports, exports, and database backup tools
  • License activation for one Windows device

macOS coming soon

Enquire about Desktop
Android available

Mobile

For hands-on farm work and keeping records close to the point of activity.

Starting fromK5,000per license · one device
  • Offline capabilities with local farm data storage
  • Farm workflows in a layout built for smaller screens
  • Reports, exports, and farm backup sharing
  • License activation for one Android device

iOS coming soon

Enquire about Mobile
For connected farm teams

Web

For farms coordinating employees and operations across multiple devices.

Starting fromK15,000tailored to your farm and team
  • Unlimited users
  • Automatically applied Web updates
  • Access on multiple devices through supported browsers
  • Responsive access on phones, tablets, and computers
  • Shared farm records with staff roles and permissions
  • Self-host on your infrastructure or let Ibala host for you

Pricing based on farm size and number of employees

Request a Web quote
Tailored to your organization

Custom

For individual farmers, companies, cooperatives, and government institutions with specific operational needs.

  • Farm structures, production areas, units, and workflows shaped around your operation
  • Staff roles, permissions, and approval processes
  • Management, member, program, and tax-related reporting requirements
  • Organization branding, integrations, and deployment preferences

Scope, setup, training, and support agreed with your team

Discuss a Custom plan

A plan shaped around your operation

Discuss your production areas, employee count, device needs, and deployment preferences with us. We can scope setup, training, data migration, and ongoing support in your quote.

Clear terms before you commit

Desktop and Mobile licenses each cover one device. Web pricing, hosting, support, customization, and device update options after the first year are confirmed in your quote. Activation and live services require internet access.

Customizable for the way you work

Discuss the farm structure, roles, reports, workflows, branding, and integrations your organization needs. Custom work is scoped and quoted for your deployment.

Individual farmers

A focused workspace for your production areas, units, routine tasks, and reporting needs.

Companies

Staff responsibilities, approval workflows, management reports, and organization branding.

Cooperatives

Member-oriented records, shared operational views, and reporting shaped around collective work.

Government institutions

Program structures, oversight roles, reporting formats, and deployment requirements.

See the full plan comparison

Frequently Asked Questions

A cleaner landing page still needs to answer practical questions about scope, permissions, workflows, and deployment readiness.

Can Ibala support mixed farm operations in one account?

Yes. Ibala is designed for farms that run more than one production area, including crops, aquaculture, livestock, poultry, inventory, market activity, payments, reports, and team workflows from a single account structure.

What does the dashboard show?

The dashboard gives a high-level view of farm activity, performance signals, operational priorities, and quick access to the modules that need attention. It is meant to help managers understand the state of the farm without jumping between separate tools.

How are permissions handled for different staff roles?

Ibala is built around role-aware operations, so different users can be given access based on their responsibilities. This helps owners, managers, accountants, field teams, and support staff work from the same system without exposing every control to every user.

Can production records flow directly into market stock?

Yes. The platform is structured so production output can be connected to inventory and market-ready stock. That means sales activity can keep a reference to the production records behind it, improving traceability and accountability.

Does Ibala help with inventory and resource control?

Yes. The inventory and resources areas help teams track inputs, consumables, equipment, feed, seed, supplies, and usage movement so farm operations have a clearer view of what is available and what has been used.

How does Ibala support fish farming?

The fish farming module provides a dedicated surface for aquaculture records such as pond activity, batches, feeding routines, health observations, and production performance from stocking through harvest.

Can Ibala help with crop planting planning?

Yes. Crop planting planning supports preparation before field activity starts, including crop allocation, planting schedules, and planning details that help teams coordinate the work more clearly.

Does the finance layer reflect transactions across modules?

Ibala is designed to keep financial activity connected to operations, especially around market movement, payments, and reporting. The goal is to make income, spending, and operational activity easier to review together.

Can teams manage tasks inside Ibala?

Yes. The tasks area helps teams assign, follow up, and track day-to-day work so responsibilities are visible and operational routines do not disappear into chats, notebooks, or scattered spreadsheets.

Is the platform ready for localization and different farm structures?

Yes. Ibala is intended to support localized farm operations, including different profile types, farm structures, and language-ready workflows for teams operating in different contexts.

How do I request a demo?

Use the demo form on this page and share your farm type, interest area, and the workflows you want to see. The Ibala team can then tailor the walkthrough around the modules that matter most to your operation.

Is Ibala only for large farms?

No. Ibala can support individual farmers, companies, cooperatives, NGOs, consultants, extension teams, and farm operations that need clearer digital records and connected workflows.

Book a demo

Tell us about your farm and we’ll tailor the walkthrough.

Share your operation type, team context, and the workflows you want to see so the demo feels relevant from the first screen.

Your farm, connected

Explore crops, livestock, fish, and poultry in one walkthrough shaped around your operation.

From field to finances

Follow production, inventory, sales, and accounting as connected workflows.

The right access for your team

See staff roles, permissions, and how responsibilities stay clear.

Work wherever the farm takes you

Compare Web, Desktop, and Mobile, including offline device workflows.

Clearer decisions and reports

Explore practical insights, operational reports, and tax reporting.

A setup that fits you

Discuss languages, customization, deployment, and your team's priorities.

Email enquiries

Send enquiries directly to ibalasupport@edtecns.co.zm

Demo request

Request a guided Ibala walkthrough

Tell us what you manage and we’ll shape the conversation around your operation.

Not sure what to ask?Select any topics to add them to your enquiry.
Connected services

Useful connections, built into the workflow.

License activation, weather context, and maps support the wider Ibala experience. Service availability depends on your deployment and connection.

LicenseGateDevice licensing
WeatherAPIWeather and forecasts
OpenStreetMapMaps and location context