AMEA recognises that assessment and training alone will not lead to professional farmer organisations which are able to meet market demands and provide value to their members. Additionally, capacity building and technical assistance providers are increasingly incorporating technology into their projects. The Ag-tech Working Group aims to curate and promote potentially disruptive and appropriate Ag-tech that increase farmer professionalism, incomes and promote sustainable production.
The Ag-tech Working Group produces annual editions of the ‘AMEA Ag-tech Guide’. This is a collaborative effort to generate a curated (and member-endorsed) set of Ag-techs that support the objectives of AMEA members, local networks and farmer organizations. The Working Group also hosts regular online dialogues with leading Ag-Tech providers and other relevant stakeholders. These sessions are interactive, informative and open to all!
May 2022
Isidore is a pipeline for higher-quality food production, processing, and delivery in Africa. Isidore's platform (Jinja) offers technology, access to finance, and extension services to agri-SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
April 2022
Foodlocker offers affordable and convenience food by aggregating smallholder produce via a unique omni-channel retail operations.
March 2022
Synnefa partners with farmers to provide them with affordable modern farming solutions to increase efficiency and improve production
October 2021
Emata is a spin-off of fintech company Laboremus Uganda. Their goal is to make farmer financing simple, available and affordable using technologies and big data
June 2021
Precision Development provides customised and timely information to users via mobile devices. This includes phone-based agriculture extension and other digital development initiatives
April 2021
TaroWorks' mobile CRM and field service app allows clients to collect information, analyze metrics, manage fieldwork and direct last mile business operations in real time. Offline data is also available
March 2021
Kucheza improves the position of smallholder farmers in the value chain by creating an entrepreneurial mindset, increasing financial literacy, and improving collaboration among farmers through game-based learning.
December 2020
hiveonline uses blockchain technology to help community savings groups (VSLAs) improve record-keeping, transparency and provide them with a financial history that can shared with Microfinance institutions
October 2020
TruTrade is a social enterprise providing smallholder farmers with a reliable route to market and fair prices. Services include a mobile trading/payment platform, a network of sourcing agents and trade finance
October 2020
SCOPEinsight and partners piloted remote assessments in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This webinar with the IFC, Nuru International, and Shelter for Life explains how you can do remote assessments and what to look out for
October 2020
GeoPoll is the leading provider of remote, mobile-based research in emerging markets, providing full-service solutions that answer vital questions throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America
September 2020
Arifu is a digital content and interactive learning platform which is personalised and free for its learners. Arifu's chatbot is omni-channel and allows both smart and feature phone users to learn via SMS, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger.
July 2020
Agritask is a holistic ag-operations platform, designed to enable fact-based decision making for agricultural businesses. Agritask analyzes the data, quantifies risks and produces alerts, recommendations and insights.
June 2020
Hatch CoLab empowers entrepreneurs to build Impact Tech Ventures that solve key challenges and drive sustainable change. Pioneering a new approach to incubation and acceleration programs to build and scale impact tech ventures.
May 2020
Access Agriculture is a non-profit organisation that showcases agricultural training videos in local languages. Access Agriculture promotes the transition towards agroecology and organic farming across the global South.
April 2020
Ignitia is the first and most accurate tropical weather forecasting company. Their forecasting model predicts tropical weather patterns at hyperlocal range. The forecasts are delivered to West African farmers via SMS
March 2020
BanQu watches products and services move between suppliers, consumers and recyclers in real time. It provides records management and forecasting while connecting people, systems, data, knowledge and resources.
