Playful learning. Better farming.
Kucheza’s game-based learning approach enables farmers to see their farm as a business.
Kucheza aims to improve the position of smallholder farmers in the value chain. We do this by creating an entrepreneurial mindset, increasing financial literacy, and improving collaboration among farmers.
Agriculture can reduce poverty and improve food security.
Game-based learning connects theory and practice.
Agronomics, Business management, Cooperation.
Agriculture can reduce poverty and improve food security.
Game-based learning connects theory and practice.
Agronomics, Business management, Cooperation.
Farming Forward
Our digital training game helps players to develop awareness, knowledge, skills and call to action.
Our proposition
Kucheza offers services to NGO’s and a range of value chain actors, from cooperatives to input providers to financial service providers:
Training of trainers
Training of trainers at farmer organisations, knowledge institutes and other implementing partners allows for cost-effective implementation.
License model
The Kucheza license model provides access to the latest version of the game and related tools.
Cooperative management training
We support management of cooperatives to improve their revenue models and grow their business.
Data & insight
Player data provides insight in progress, decision-making and behaviour for a range of stakeholders.
Training of trainers
Kucheza trains trainers of farmer organisations, knowledge institutes and other implementing partners.
License model
The Kucheza license model provides access to the latest version of the game and related tools.
Cooperative management training
Kucheza supports management of cooperatives to improve their business.
Data & insight
Player data provides insight in progress, decision-making and behavior for a range of stakeholders.
Projects
Stories
"I am going to plant on paper first; then in the field."
Sarah, smallholder farmer in Kenya
"Thanks to Kucheza I now see my farm as a business."
Michelle, Zimbabwe
"I always dreamt to become a businessman, but I never saw that the business was right in front of me."
Vhatali, son of a tomato farmer in South Africa
Kucheza team
Kucheza has expertise in game-development, business management, cooperative development and the African agricultural context:
Kucheza has expertise in game-development, business management, cooperative development and the African agricultural context:
Gert van Dijk
Cooperative entrepreneurship, Agriculture, Philosophy
A professor by title and merit, Gert is an expert in cooperative models and the inspirator of the team.
Violanda de Man
Smallholder farming, Business development, Innovation
Violanda is a real team-player and has a passion for inclusive agricultural value chains.
Thomas van Veelen
Game art and design, Animation, Connecting business and IT
Drawing and animating people, vehicles and environments, Thomas' imagination breathes life into the digital world.
Hanniëlle Teixeira
Financial management, Projects, Training
Hanniëlle is a real entrepreneur with a very hospitable personality. She believes success is never an individual merit.
Roef van Dijk
Creativity, Strategy, Training
Roef strongly believes in the power of play and that people should get the right opportunities to exploit their talents.
Ferdie Swinkels
Software engineering, Game architecture
Fueled by a passion for technology, Ferdie is the technical mastermind of Kucheza's game Farming Forward.
Meine Zeinstra
Software engineer, All-round programmer
Eager to focus on several aspects of game development, Meine loves to develop (internal) tools and improve the graphical view of both game and architecture.
Gert van Dijk
Cooperative entrepreneurship, Agriculture, Philosophy
A professor by title and merit, Gert is an expert in cooperative models and the inspirator of the team.
Violanda de Man
Smallholder farming, Business development, Innovation
Violanda is a real team-player and has a passion for inclusive agricultural value chains.
Thomas van Veelen
Game art and design, Animation, Connecting business and IT
Drawing and animating people, vehicles and environments, Thomas’ imagination breathes life into the digital world.
Hanniëlle Teixeira
Financial management, Projects, Training
Hanniëlle is a real entrepreneur with a very hospitable personality. She believes success is never an individual merit.
Roef van Dijk
Creativity, Strategy, Training
Roef strongly believes in the power of play and that people should get the right opportunities to exploit their talents.
Ferdie Swinkels
Software engineering, Game architecture
Fueled by a passion for technology, Ferdie is the technical mastermind of Kucheza’s game Farming Forward.
Meine Zeinstra
Software engineer, All-round programmer
Eager to focus on several aspects of game development, Meine loves to develop (internal) tools and improve the graphical view of both game and architecture.
Level Playing Field Foundation
- Korenmolenlaan 11
- 3404 DE IJsselstein
- The Netherlands
- info@kucheza.nl
