Clause 1: Data Sovereignty, Crop-Cycle Records & Absolute Farmer Ownership
CultivaNode Infrastructure Ltd does not claim proprietary interest, IP rights, or operational ownership over any biometric identifiers, satellite cadastre boundaries, fertilizer schedules, or yield metrics created within this network. All agricultural production metrics remain the sovereign, exclusive asset of the registered landholder or certified tenant farmer.
CultivaNode is strictly prohibited from pooling, aggregating, or auctioning cadastral farm polygon data to international grain speculators or agrochemical cartels.
Under NDPA 2023 §34, every producer may immediately download their complete soil telemetry and harvest history, or order total cryptographic erasure of server storage.
Inquiries, right-to-be-forgotten petitions, and cooperative disclosures must be directed to our registered compliance desk at dpo@cultivanode.ng. Formal response SLA: Within 48 regulatory hours.
Clause 2: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Partner Escrow Architecture & 0% Commission
CultivaNode is an agricultural telematics and matchmaking software architecture. CultivaNode does not operate as an unlicensed financial institution, shadow deposit-taker, or unhedged digital wallet provider.
Every tractor booking deposit, diesel mobilization fee, and grain off-take guarantee fund resides exclusively inside segregated omnibus escrow accounts established at Providus Bank Plc and Wema Bank Plc. Funds never enter CultivaNode operational payroll or balance sheets. Disbursements are triggered solely upon automated GPS/IoT Proof-of-Work telemetry confirmations.
Codified under Section 4.12 of the Regional Pilot Charter: All cluster participants retain 100% of contract settlement value. No spread, maintenance fee, or arbitrary markup is deducted from tractor owners or smallholders during the current agrarian cycle.
Release of escrow funds to machinery service providers upon geofenced job completion utilizes the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) protocol directly from Providus Escrow Rails with dual signatory validation.
Clause 3: 4-Tier Verification & Anti-Fraud Sanctions
To defend farm clusters against land-cadastre spoofing, equipment theft, and phantom booking syndicates, participation is governed by strict identity verification steps.
| Tier & Name | Required Credentials | Escrow Cap | Enforcement Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 0: Basic SMS | Nigerian MSISDN OTP verification | ₦50,000 / day | Read-only cluster telemetry |
| Tier 1: Producer | NIMC NIN + Geotagged plot anchor | ₦500,000 / hire | Plot validation required |
| Tier 2: Syndicate | Bank BVN + Registered Coop endorsement | ₦2,500,000 / batch | Joint cooperative liability |
| Tier 3: Enterprise | CAC Registration + On-site Agronomist audit | Unlimited | Corporate bond & asset lien |
Statutory Penalty Notice: Uploading fabricated plot coordinates or submitting manipulated Proof-of-Work imagery triggers immediate account forfeiture, permanent BVN blacklisting via partner banks, and prosecution under Section 378 of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act.
Clause 4: Mechanization Booking Dissolution & Refund Schedule
Industrial machinery relocation in South-West Nigeria involves fixed fuel mobilization costs and route planning. The following legally binding schedule applies to all tractor, harvester, and drone bookings executed on CultivaNode:
Full escrow return credited within 60 minutes of farmer cancellation initiation.
Covers operator routing commitment and driver reservation fees.
Compensates operator for deadhead transit fuel consumed en-route to farm gate.
Clause 5: Proof-of-Work (PoW) Telematics & 48-Hour Dispute Arbitration
Escrow release is governed by objective technological validation rather than verbal assertions. Both mechanization contractors and hiring farmers enter a legally binding telematics framework upon task commencement.
Equipment IoT beacons must register continuous operational pings strictly within the producer's cadastral parcel boundary.
Post-plowing and harvest imagery must carry authentic time-stamped camera sensor EXIF hashes to prove genuine field completion.
Farmers have 48 hours to raise a quality objection. If contested, an independent certified cluster agronomist renders a final binding verdict.