Divisi
The Divisi Hive is a community space for farmers to share knowledge, celebrate harvests, ask for advice, and support one another. To keep Divisi useful and welcoming for everyone — especially first-time smartphone users and smallholder farmers who may be new to social apps — we ask all members to follow these guidelines everywhere on Divisi: Hive posts, answers and comments, private messages, and marketplace listings.
What We Encourage
- Share real farming experiences. Photos of your crops, harvest totals, pest problems you solved, and techniques that worked for you are exactly what Hive is for.
- Ask genuine questions. No question is too basic. The community is here to help.
- Give helpful, accurate answers. If you're not sure, say so. Bad advice in farming can cost someone their season.
- Celebrate other farmers' successes. A good harvest deserves recognition.
- Respect differences. Farmers come from many countries, cultures, and farming backgrounds. Treat everyone with dignity.
- Message the way you would talk at the market. Introduce yourself in a message request and say why you are getting in touch. If someone declines or does not reply, leave it there.
- Sell honestly. Describe what you are selling as it really is, with real photos, and deliver what you agreed.
What Is Not Allowed
- Harassment and bullying. Do not attack, insult, or threaten other users — in posts, comments, or direct messages.
- Misinformation. Do not share false farming advice, fake product claims, or conspiracy theories that could harm farmers.
- Spam and self-promotion. Do not repeatedly post the same content, advertise products or services without disclosure, or solicit money from other users.
- Hateful content. No content that discriminates based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, or any other characteristic.
- Explicit or graphic content. No sexually explicit material or gratuitous violence.
- Illegal content. No content that promotes illegal activity, infringes copyright, or violates another person's privacy (e.g. sharing someone's personal information without consent).
- Impersonation. Do not pretend to be another farmer, public figure, an organisation, or Divisi staff.
- Scams and fraud. Do not ask for sign-in codes, advance payments for goods that do not exist, or money under false pretences. Divisi staff will never ask you for a code or for money.
- Unwanted messages. No bulk or copy-paste message requests, no sexual content, and no repeated contact with someone who has declined.
- Prohibited goods. Do not advertise or sell anything illegal where you or the buyer are, including banned or unregistered pesticides, counterfeit seed, stolen goods or livestock.
- Sharing other people's things. Do not post screenshots of someone's private messages, or details of their farm, without their permission.
Enforcement
Violations of these guidelines may result in content removal, a warning, temporary suspension, or permanent account termination, depending on severity and recurrence. Serious violations (threats, illegal content) may be reported to law enforcement.
You can block any user who bothers you from their profile or one of their posts; blocking also stops them messaging you. Decline any message request you do not want. Use the report button on any post or comment to flag a violation for our review.
Report a Problem
If you receive a private message or see a listing that breaks these guidelines, or the in-app report button is not enough, email us at developers@codefarm.africa with a description and, if possible, a screenshot.
These guidelines operate alongside our Terms of Service, which take precedence in the event of any conflict.
