Financing is a major barrier to growth in Africa’s agricultural sector, particularly for smallholder farmers. Interest rate are particularly high, up to 25%. The lack of collaterals from farmers acts as a setback to the development of the sector.
Climate change is exacerbating the spread, creating favourable conditions for pests and the survival of specific plants diseases. Farmers needs to get new techniques to handle these challenges in the farm with the help of Agronomists.
For a typical farmer, the closest market is 18 kms away from the village center and more often than not there is seldom any road and/or public transportation services to reach that market where the farmer is not assured of the market prices.
Agripoa's mission is to accelerate the access and adoption of Financial Services to African Farmers. We do this by co-investing with our farmers in their farms and help them pay for their farm inputs and other expenses in the farm.
We Provide recommendations to farmers based on actual crop progress by field, records of previously applied agronomic practices and forecast for the upcoming days. We analyze practices that lead to best yields across our farms we work with.
We have patnered with Local and international Offtakers who are interested in Holticultural, Crops and Livestock Products. We help our farmers get connected to these offtakers at an assured and constant offtaking price. This gives confidence and assurance to our farmers to produce more.
Agriculture is the most affected sector by droughts, absorbing on average about 84 percent of all the economic impact. Through Agripoa, farmers can pay and get an insurance cover straight from our platform. We use farm data to score our farmers and advise Insurers when claims happens.
One of the challenges hitting the farmers right now is the Climate change. We are experiencing more heat and less rainfalls than before. Our company partners with Solar companies to install irrigation systems using solar energy to make our farmers produce food throughout the year.
Every agricultural operation depends on proper facilities and buildings and reliable equipment. But the real value of equipment comes from operation — not ownership. We offer flexible leasing options to meet the varying needs of our farmers.
We are working with different farmers in crops, holticulture and livestock industry. Some of our farmers are based in Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Manyara, Arusha, Moshi, Dodoma, Iringa, Njombe, Mbeya and Songea. We have connected some farmers with Finance, and Crop Insurance Cover from our partners. Let you be our next farmer and let us solve the food challenge in Africa and the world by producing healthy food.
We have an apetite on Avocado projects. We are working with farmers in Mbozi, Songwe, Njombe and Iringa by providing them a Farm Management Software capable of profiling and traceability.
We are working with Coffee Farmers in North East, North West and South Eastern part of Tanzania. We have patnered with an input financing company that supplies our farmers with farm equipments like tractors, irrigation systems and other machineries.
We are working with Irish Potatoes farmers in Mbeya and Hydom. We connect these farmers with our partner offtakers and help then finance their inputs like fertilizers and seeds. We get our money back after they have sold their crops.
Financing is a critical barrier for smallholder farmers to access the other inputs that they need to increase crop yields and income. The Financing gap is estimated to be $170 billion and it is due to lack of the right financing facilities and lack of collaterals for smallholder farmers. Agripoa is the best because:-
We don't need collateral to finance our farmers. We simply produce and sell together.
Due diligence takes one to two weeks and the farmer gets financed immediately.
Using our platform is an added advantage as we use farm data for credit scoring.
We connect our farmers with markets to make sure that they sell their produce.
We are East Africa's only automated Agro Advisory App for Smallholder Farmers and Medium Farmers. Our App provides accurate weather forecasts (Temperature, Humidity, Wind Speed & Direction, Rainfall) for next 14 days at a village level. It is unique and farmer friendly.
By using our farm Management Software
Overall, my experience with Agripoa has been overwhelmingly positive. Their innovative solutions have helped me increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve sustainability on my farm. I would highly recommend their services to any farmer looking to leverage technology to improve their operations.
I've also been impressed with their pest management solutions, which use integrated pest management techniques and data-driven insights to minimize the use of pesticides while effectively controlling pests. Not only has this helped me reduce my environmental impact, but it has also saved me money on expensive chemical treatments.
