The short answer
Yes. Growth Informer Business is a cloud POS that an agrovet or farm-supplies shop in Uganda can use today to record sales, keep an account for each farmer who pays after harvest, and count stock in units such as kg, litre and sachet. It also holds expiry dates and shows stock-expiry alerts, which matters for animal drugs and many chemicals. It works on Android and iOS apps and on a computer.
It does not do everything, and we will not pretend it does. It records credit sales and balances, but you still decide each farmer's limit, and you still decide how much seed to order before the rains. For the general stock side, read inventory management software in Uganda. If you also sell medicines for people, see the pharmacy POS page. Medicines and chemicals may carry regulator rules that you must check yourself.
Selling to farmers who pay after harvest
Most agrovet owners know the pattern. A farmer takes seed, fertiliser and chemicals in planting season and promises to pay when the crop is sold. A dairy farmer takes drugs and feed and pays when the milk money comes. Your shop carries the risk for months.
The trouble is rarely one big debt. It is the notebook: a name spelt three ways, a torn page, a worker who forgot to write a small sale. By harvest nobody can say who owes what.
What the system tracks today
- Each farmer is a customer record with a name and phone number.
- A credit sale goes onto that farmer's account, and the balance stays due until it is paid.
- A farmer can pay part now and the rest later. Cash, card or Mobile Money is recorded as the method in the Multiple Pay window.
- Reports show your sales and your customer accounts, so you have the list of balances before you set out to visit anyone.
- Users and roles with permissions let you limit what each worker can do at the counter.
What you still do by hand
We do not claim a hard credit limit that blocks a sale. Agree a limit with each farmer, tell your staff, and check the balance on the account before goods leave the shop. When a farmer says he has sent Mobile Money, confirm it on your own phone first, then record it. The system does not send a payment prompt to the farmer's phone, and it does not send reminders for you.
Kg, litre and sachet: units and pack sizes
An agrovet sells the same product in many shapes. Maize seed may come in a small pack and a big bag. A herbicide may come as a small bottle, a 1 litre bottle and a jerrycan. Some customers buy a sachet, others want a few kg. If the system cannot cope with that, your stock count is wrong from the first week.
In Growth Informer Business, products have units and variations such as size, so each pack size of a product can be set up and counted on its own. Barcode labels can be printed for packs that have none, which makes the counter faster when the shop is full of farmers in the morning.
One honest tip: decide how you really sell before you load stock. If you open a bag and sell by the kg, set that product up the way it is sold. Test with five products first, then load the rest. This is the step owners rush, and it causes most of the later confusion.
Seasonal stock, supplier orders and expiry
In most farming areas there are planting months when seed and fertiliser move fast, then quieter months when animal health products matter more. Stock that sells in one month can sit for the next three. That is where cash gets stuck, and where expiry dates catch you.
What the system does for you
- Purchases and suppliers are recorded, so you can see what you bought, from whom and when.
- Expiry dates are held against stock, and stock-expiry alerts warn you before goods go out of date.
- Stock is counted per location, with transfers between locations, for a main store and a second shop or outlet.
- Reports show what sold in the last season, so you order from real numbers instead of memory.
What stays with you
The system does not place orders with your suppliers and does not predict the next season. You choose the quantity. An expiry alert tells you; you still pull the goods off the shelf and follow your supplier's return terms. Small bottles and sachets are easy to lose, so read how to stop stock theft in a shop and count regularly.
Notebook, spreadsheet or Growth Informer Business
| What you need | Growth Informer Business | Notebook or spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer balances | Each farmer has an account that updates with every credit sale and payment | Names and totals added by hand, easy to miss an entry |
| Pack sizes | Units and variations set up per product | One line per pack, counted by hand |
| Expiry dates | Dates held on stock, with stock-expiry alerts | Someone must remember to walk the shelves |
| More than one shop | Stock per location and transfers between them | Separate books that are hard to match |
| Credit limit | You set it and check it; no automatic block | You set it and check it |
| Supplier orders | Purchases and suppliers recorded; you decide what to order | You decide, with no history to search |
Check the medicine and chemical rules
Rules for selling veterinary drugs and farm chemicals can cover who may sell them, how they are stored and what records you keep. We do not give legal advice, and software does not make a shop compliant by itself. Ask the regulator or your district veterinary office what applies to your licence, then set the system up to support those records.
Who should use it, and who should not
It fits a shop that sells on credit, stocks many pack sizes, has more than one worker, or has an owner who is not always at the counter. If you also sell sprayers, pipes and tools, the hardware shop POS page shows how the same system handles that side. Growth Informer Business is used by 6,500+ businesses.
When not to hire us
- You run a small stall with a few dozen items, all cash. A notebook is fine.
- You want automatic SMS reminders to farmers, or a payment prompt on their phone. We do not offer those.
- You want a regulator-approved batch register out of the box. Check what your licence needs first.
If you run a cooperative, outgrower scheme or input-loan programme that needs its own workflow, we can scope a custom build. That comes with a fixed quote before work starts, a 50/25/25 payment plan, and you own the code and data. Growth Informer Software Services is a US-based company with remote teams, including a team in Kampala, and a US team member joins client video calls.
To start, message us on WhatsApp at +256 702 946 946 with your shop type, how many products you stock, and how many farmers buy on credit. We will show you a demo with your own products.
Frequently asked questions
What does agrovet shop software cost?
It depends on your business: how many shops, users and products you have. We do not publish a figure on this page. Ask for a quote or a demo on WhatsApp and we will tell you what fits your shop.
Can it stop a farmer from buying on credit above a limit?
Not automatically. The system records credit sales and balances, but you set each farmer's limit and check the balance before you release goods. Roles and permissions help you control what staff can do.
Can it handle seed sold by the kg and drugs sold by the bottle?
Products can have units and variations such as size, so different pack sizes can be counted separately. Set up each product the way you sell it and test a few products before loading all your stock.
Does it send farmers an SMS reminder or a Mobile Money prompt?
No. Mobile Money is recorded as a payment method, and the Payments (MoMo) tray records confirmed payments. Confirm the payment on your own phone, then record it. The system does not send a prompt to the farmer's phone.
Does the software make my shop follow veterinary drug rules?
No. Software cannot make a shop compliant by itself. Medicines and chemicals may carry regulator rules, so ask the regulator or your district veterinary office what applies to your licence.