How do I install Shira on my phone?

Open shira.farm in Chrome or Safari, tap "Add to Home Screen", and it installs like an app. No app store download needed, no storage space wasted. It works on any phone — Android or iPhone, old or new.

Can I use Shira without internet?

Yes. Record milk, eggs, feeding, health events, and more without any internet connection. Everything saves on your phone and syncs automatically when you reconnect. You will never lose data because of poor network.

How many people can use one farm account?

The free plan allows 2 users. Paid plans support 5 to 10+ users, each with their own login and role. Your herdsman sees what he needs, your accountant sees finances, and your vet sees health records — nobody sees what they should not.

Can I try Shira before I pay?

Yes. The Mkulima plan is free forever — no trial period, no credit card. Use it as long as you want with 1 module and up to 20 cows, 500 birds, or 30 pigs. Upgrade only when your farm outgrows it.

What kind of phone do I need?

Any smartphone with a web browser — Chrome on Android or Safari on iPhone. Shira works on phones as old as 5 years. You do not need the latest model. If your phone can open WhatsApp, it can run Shira.

Farm management for Kenyan livestock farmers

Your farm, well kept.

Track your dairy cattle, poultry, and swine — milking, breeding, health, feeding, and finances. All from your phone. Works offline.

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Free plan available — no credit card needed. Pay via M-Pesa.

Sound familiar?

Running a farm is hard enough without losing data

Most Kenyan livestock farmers lose thousands every year to problems they cannot see — because the information is trapped in notebooks, in someone's memory, or not recorded at all.

Records in notebooks get lost

One spilled cup of tea and months of milk records are gone. You cannot track which cow is profitable when the data lives in a notebook.

You cannot see your farm when you are away

Your herdsman records data but you only see it when you visit. By then, problems have already cost you money.

Feed costs eat your profits

Without tracking cost per litre or cost per egg, you do not know which animals earn their keep and which ones drain your budget.

Breeding cycles slip through the cracks

Missed heat detection, late pregnancy checks, and forgotten vaccination dates cost thousands in lost production every year.

Simple to start

Up and running in 5 minutes

No training needed. No complicated setup. If you can use WhatsApp, you can use Shira.

Sign up and create your farm

Use your phone number to sign up. Name your farm, pick your county, and choose which modules to enable. Takes 30 seconds.

Add your animals

Register your cows, create poultry batches, or add pigs. Enter as much or as little detail as you need — you can always add more later.

Record and manage daily

Your team records milk, eggs, feeds, health events, and more from their phones. You see everything in real time — even from Nairobi while your farm is in Nyandarua.

Built for what you farm

Three modules. One app.

Enable dairy, poultry, or swine — or all three. Each module is purpose-built for the way Kenyan farms actually work.

Dairy Management

Know every cow by name, by number, by profit

Most dairy farmers cannot tell you which cow earns the most or which one costs more in feed than she produces in milk. Records are scattered across no...

✓ See each cow's milk yield (today, 7-day, 30-day averages) at a glance
✓ Record milk from your phone in under 10 seconds per cow
✓ Get alerts when a cow is due for pregnancy check or vaccination
✓ Track the full breeding cycle: heat → AI → pregnancy check → calving

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Poultry Management

Every egg counted. Every batch profitable.

Layer and broiler operations produce data every single day — egg counts, feed consumed, mortalities, vaccinations. Without a system, you find out a ba...

✓ Record egg collections in seconds — graded, dated, and tracked
✓ See hen-day production (HDP) rate updated daily for each batch
✓ Get alerts when mortality exceeds your threshold or production drops
✓ Track broiler weight gain and feed conversion ratio (FCR) per batch

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Swine Management

From farrowing to market — every pig accounted for

Pig farming is a numbers game — feed conversion, days to market weight, cost per kilogram. Miss a farrowing date and you lose piglets. Sell too early ...

✓ Track individual pigs and groups from birth to sale
✓ Get alerts 5 days before expected farrowing dates
✓ Monitor daily weight gain against breed standards (5 breeds supported)
✓ See projected sale date and profit per batch in real time

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Built for Kenya

Designed for the way you actually work

Offline support, M-Pesa payments, role-based team access, and alerts that save you money — because a farm app that does not work without internet is not a farm app.

Works without internet

Network coverage is unreliable on many Kenyan farms.

Record milk, eggs, feeds, and health events offline. Data syncs automatically when connection returns. Install on your phone like an app — no app store needed.

Pay with M-Pesa

Most farmers do not have credit cards or bank accounts linked to online payment.

Pay your subscription via M-Pesa STK Push directly from the app. Confirm on your phone. Activated instantly. No credit card, no bank transfer.

Your data stays yours

Farmers worry about who can see their financial and production records.

Every farm is completely isolated. No other farm, no staff member on another farm, and no competitor can see your data. Bank-grade encryption. Daily backups.

Alerts that save you money

Missed vaccinations, low feed stock, and breeding windows cost money.

Get notified about health follow-ups, vaccination due dates, low feed stock, breeding windows, and payment shortfalls — via in-app notification, SMS, or push.

Team access with the right permissions

You need your herdsman to record data but not see your finances.

Add team members with specific roles — recorder, herdsman, vet, accountant. Each person sees only what their role allows. Invite via SMS with a temporary password.

Reports your bank will accept

SACCOs and lenders want production records you cannot produce from a notebook.

Export PDF and CSV reports — production summaries, financial statements, herd health reports. Formatted for SACCO loans and lender submissions.

From farmers like you

Hear from farmers using Shira

“I used to guess which cows were profitable. Now I know within a week of using Shira. My feed costs dropped 18% in the first quarter.”

James M.

Dairy farm, 45 cows · Nyandarua County

“My recorder enters egg collections in the morning and I see the numbers from my office in town by lunch. No more calling to ask.”

Grace W.

Layer operation, 2,000 birds · Kiambu County

“We lost 3 piglets last year because we missed a farrowing date. Shira alerts us 5 days before — that has not happened since.”

Peter K.

Mixed farm, 80 pigs + dairy · Nakuru County

Is Shira right for you?

Built for farms of every size

Small dairy farmer

5–20 cows

You have a handful of cows and want to move from notebooks to phone. You want to know which cow is profitable and what the processor owes you.

Dairy

Recommended: Mkulima (Free)

Growing poultry operation

500–2,000 birds

You run layers or broilers and need to track egg production, feed costs, and vaccination schedules across multiple batches.

Poultry

Recommended: Shamba

Mixed livestock farm

20–100 cows, 500–2,000 birds, 30–100 pigs

You keep cattle, poultry, and pigs on the same farm. You need one system that handles all three without switching between apps.

Dairy Poultry Swine

Recommended: Boma

Commercial operation

100+ cows or 5,000+ birds

You manage a large-scale farm or multiple farms. You need payroll, lender reports, analytics, and custom reporting.

All modules

Recommended: Boma or Enterprise

Transparent pricing

Start free. Grow when ready.

Every plan includes offline support, farm data isolation, and role-based team access. Pay monthly via M-Pesa — less than a bag of dairy meal per month.