# Tagani > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tagani > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tagani.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagani > Source revision: 1353940277 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with Tagalog deity [Tag-ani](/source/List_of_Philippine_mythological_figures). **Tagani Inc.**, commonly known as **Tagani**, was a Philippine [agricultural](/source/Agricultural) [startup](/source/Startup_company) company founded by [Keb Cuevas](/source/Keb_Cuevas) in 2016.[1] It was most notable for [e-commerce](/source/E-commerce) platform for farm produce. Tagani also developed services such as [e-learning](/source/Educational_technology) for [agribusiness](/source/Agribusiness) and its proprietary digital [farm management](/source/Farm) software platform.[2] The company was headquartered at the [Asian Institute of Management](/source/Asian_Institute_of_Management) in [Makati City, Philippines](/source/Makati). The name *Tagani* is derived from the [Tagalog](/source/Tagalog_language) word *tag-ani* ("harvest season"), composed of *tag-* ("time of" or "season of") and ani ("harvest"). It also means the Tagalog deity of good harvest, [Tag-ani](/source/List_of_Philippine_mythological_creatures). In 2019, Tagani was named by e27.co as one of the Top 100 [startups](/source/Startup_company) in [Asia Pacific](/source/Asia-Pacific) representing the Philippines.[3] As of August 2021, the company has permanently ceased operations following its Founder and CEO's appointment at the [National Economic and Development Authority](/source/National_Economic_and_Development_Authority). ## History Tagani began as a college project of [Keb Cuevas](/source/Keb_Cuevas) as Amiga Philippines[4] under [Enactus](/source/Enactus) [UPLB](/source/UPLB) in 2016. The initiative aimed at teaching women [farmers](/source/Farmer) a simplified version of [accounting](/source/Accounting) translated in the [Filipino language](/source/Filipino_language), to improve financial literacy in rural communities.[5] In 2017, it gained national recognition when it won the [Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards](/source/TAYO_Awards) under the Livelihood and Entrepreneurship category.[6] Following this success, the project evolved into Tagani Inc., a formal corporation, in August 2018[7] and represented the Philippines at the [ASEAN](/source/ASEAN) Young Entrepreneurs Forum in [Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam](/source/Ho_Chi_Minh_City).[8][9] The company also participated in the [Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative](/source/United_States_Department_of_State) program of [Brown University](/source/Brown_University) during the same year.[10] Transitioning from a project to a [profit-driven organization](/source/For-Profit_Organization), Tagani developed from using a basic paper-based accounting system to a more advanced Tagani [farm management system](/source/Digital_agriculture) (FMS). This system was co-developed with Tanibox, an [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia)-based non-profit organization. In a significant partnership with the [Department of Agriculture](/source/Department_of_Agriculture_(Philippines)), Tagani integrated e-commerce capabilities into its platform, facilitating connections between farmers and local markets through an [API](/source/API) linked to the Tagani FMS. Despite these advancements, the challenges posed by the [COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Philippines), coupled with a lack of further funding, impeded the continued development of the Tagani FMS. This setback ultimately led to the discontinuation of the organization's operations in August 2021. ## See also - [Digital agriculture](/source/Digital_agriculture) - [TAYO Awards](/source/TAYO_Awards) ## References 1. ["The Tagani Story: From college project to agri-tech startup"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510150035/https://tagani.org/about/10345-tagani-story-about/). *Tagani*. 2021-05-06. Archived from [the original](https://tagani.org/about/10345-tagani-story-about/) on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-10. 1. ["About Tagani - Digital Agribusiness Platform"](https://tagani.org/about/10963-tagani-mission-statement-social-agribusiness-agriculture-technology/). *Tagani*. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-10. 1. Menur, Anisa. ["These agritech startups might be the next big thing in the Philippines"](https://e27.co/these-agritech-startups-are-the-next-big-thing-in-the-philippines-20190718/). *e27*. Retrieved 2021-06-19. 1. ["Keb Cuevas | Expert ASEAN Analyst - Amiga Philippines"](https://www.kebcuevas.com/projects/amiga-philippines). *www.kebcuevas.com*. Retrieved 2025-03-27. 1. ["UPLB students teach housewives how to do business"](https://www.rappler.com/philippines/147195-empowered-amiga-philippines-up-los-banos/). *Rappler*. Retrieved 2021-05-10. 1. ["TAYO 14 Magazine"](https://issuu.com/tayoawardsfoundation/docs/full_mag_final.compressed). *Issuu*. Retrieved 2021-05-10. 1. ["The Tagani Story: From college project to agri-tech startup"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510150035/https://tagani.org/about/10345-tagani-story-about/). *Tagani*. 2021-05-06. Archived from [the original](https://tagani.org/about/10345-tagani-story-about/) on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-10. 1. Dano, Abigail (2019-01-08). ["Agricultural startups gather in Vietnam to witness hi-tech innovations"](https://international-agriculture.com/agricultural-startups/). *Daily news from agriculture.*. Retrieved 2021-05-12. 1. Staff, CIO Asia (2018-12-17). ["Startups gather in HCMC to share hi-tech agricultural models"](https://www.cio.com/article/3328849/startups-gather-in-hcmc-to-share-hi-tech-agricultural-models.html). *CIO*. Retrieved 2021-05-12. 1. [*YSEALI Brown 2018 Yearbook*](https://www.brown.edu/academics/college/swearer/sites/academics-college-swearer/files/Yseali_Yearbook_5.pdf). Rhode Island, US: Brown University. November 2018. ## External links - [Official website](https://tagani.org/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tagani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagani) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagani?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.