Agritech branding
Farmers decide by word of mouth, by what worked on a neighbour's field and by who they trust in the village. An agritech brand wins by being practical, local and easy to recognise on a seed packet, a shop wall and a basic phone.
Fraunces for headings, Work Sans for text.
Spray only after 4 pm today
A sample brand board for a fictional crop advisory and inputs company: earthy colours with clear meaning, and a pack that reads from across a shop counter.
What your customer checks
Farmers judge an agritech brand mostly in person and through other farmers. The brand has to support those moments.
Yield records and photos from farms in the same district, with the farmer's name and permission.
The agronomist or field officer is the brand in the village. Their uniform, ID card and bike should carry it.
Advice in the local language and the units farmers use, such as acres, bags and quintals.
Clear prices on the pack and in the app, with no surprises at billing.
A pack farmers can recognise from across a counter, even if they do not read every word.
A number that a person answers, in the farmer's language, during the season.
Tone of voice
Give the action, the quantity and the timing. Farmers want to know what to do today.
Farmers are experts in their fields. Advise, never lecture.
Use local crop names, units and examples from nearby villages.
Rain is likely on Thursday. Spray today after 4 pm, 2 caps per pump.
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Colour
Green and earth tones feel natural for agriculture, which is why so many agritech brands use them. Pick a green or soil colour that stands apart from the big input companies in your region, and give each supporting colour a meaning.
Use colour as a code. Farmers often recognise products by colour before reading. If each crop or product line has its own colour band on the pack, people can find the right one quickly.
Design for sunlight. Screens are read outdoors in bright light. Use strong contrast, at least 4.5:1 for text[1], and avoid pale greens on white.
Type and logo
Choose a typeface family with matching versions in the scripts your farmers read, such as Devanagari, Marathi, Telugu or Kannada. A brand that looks good only in English looks like an outsider.
A wordmark with a simple, recognisable symbol works well. The symbol does a lot of work on packs, wall paintings and the app icon, especially for farmers who read little. Keep it bold and simple enough to paint on a wall by hand.
Test the brand on a basic phone with a small, low-resolution screen, and on a printed pack under a shop light.
Where the brand shows up
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Brand book checklist
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Speak the farmer's language and units, show results from nearby fields, make field officers and packs carry the brand, use earthy colours as a clear code, and design for sunlight and basic phones.
Greens and earth tones feel right for agriculture. Choose one that stands apart from the big input companies in your region, and use supporting colours to code crops or product lines.
Yes. Most farmers read in their regional language, so the brand, packs and app should look as good in those scripts as in English.
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Figures from these sources were current when this guide was written. Rules and benchmarks change, so check the latest version before you rely on one.