525 million smallholder farmers grow 70% of the world’s food, yet they’re among the poorest people on earth.
We're changing that.

A farming family that has signed up for Jiva.
A Jiva employee wearing out in the field.

Creating a better tomorrow, today.

Jiva empowers smallholder farmers to adopt better practices, adapt to new conditions and grow their incomes.

What we do

At Jiva, we’re focused on solving  four critical challenges that farmers around the world face every day.

Finance

Jiva provides no-cost advances for agricultural inputs. This allows farmers to buy better supplies they can repay at harvest. Buy now, pay later.

Supplies

With Jiva, farmers can purchase high-quality supplies through the e-commerce store on our app. We deliver these supplies to them, no extra charge.

Yield

Our personalised, AI-powered advice engine delivers relevant, feasible advice to farmers — helping them produce better-quality crops and increased yield.

Market

Jiva allows farmers to sell their crops with ease. Arrange pickup, cross-check prices, see cost breakdowns; all in one app.

What sets us apart

Technology with a deep rooted human centered purpose.

Community Engagement

We don’t seek to replace rural entrepreneurs across the supply chain — we partner with them. They bridge technology gaps and build trust with farmers. With their expertise, we’re able to evolve and tailor our services.

Human-Technology Hybrid

Operating a hybrid model, we preserve key face-to-face interactions while replacing inefficient and unfair processes with new technologies. This model accelerates adoption, increases feedback, and builds trust.

Personalisation at Scale

We leverage technologies like climate data, remote sensing, and computer vision to design and deliver personalised advice to every farmer on our platform. Relevant to their needs, right when they need it.

Closed-Loop Model

We extend advances to farmers; they repay with their harvests. This way, we can
'see the whole picture' and reduce risks. More farmers to serve. More values to pass on.

Our Blog

On the endless loop of learning to serve farmers, with Henri

On the endless loop of learning to serve farmers, with Henri

Henri, our star Agronomist who was involved in piloting Jiva’s services in South Sulawesi, recalls some old dreams he said goodbye to, the challenges of giving advisory services to farmers with decades of experience practicing generational framing tradition, and the reward of learning on the job.

On finding home in people and building things from the ground up, with Shakti Mehra

On finding home in people and building things from the ground up, with Shakti Mehra

Shakti Mehra, who heads Jiva’s operation in East Java, shares about building the East Java branch from scratch, living in a foreign country, and finding comfort in the Indonesian cordiality and beautiful islands.

Meet Alfian, our 21-year-old Sahabat Jiva who changed his family’s lives

Meet Alfian, our 21-year-old Sahabat Jiva who changed his family’s lives

Our content team recently made a field visit to Jiva’s operational areas. They have collected stories from the ground, hoping to capture our impact on the farming community. This blog post series follows our Sr. Content Specialist, Nea Ningtyas, as she shares her encounters with inspiring figures on the field. In this piece, she recollects her conversation with Alfian, our youngest Sahabat Jiva from South Sulawesi.

What our farmers have to say

“Production was not optimal. Then Jiva came to us and we got a tremendous advantage”
Soado, farmer from Bantaeng, South Sulawesi
“I’m very excited to follow Jiva’s advice, which are different from my usual practices. I feel that Jiva is looking out for us, and bringing new life to farmers”
A Jiva farmer from Bantaeng, Indonesia.
Ruslan
Farmer from Jeneponto
“I am definitely doing better at this point in the crop cycle compared to the previous season. I am using better quality seeds and have learnt proper fertilisation techniques”
A Jiva farmer from Banaeng, Indonesia.
Basari
Farmer from Bantaeng