Unlocking Economic Potential for the Underserved
Small-scale traders and smallholder farmers face systemic challenges that limit their productivity and profitability. Agatz’s innovative platform tackles these issues with a robust supply chain solution, creating a sustainable ecosystem for growth
The solution addresses three key challenges
Limited Access to Affordable, Quality Inputs
Lack of access to quality business and farm inputs leads to lower turnovers, reduced yields, and diminished profit margins for small-scale traders and smallholder farmers.
Solution
- Agatz collaborates with wholesalers to deliver business inputs directly from manufacturers and importers to small-scale retailers, ensuring affordability and quality.
- Through Farmer Aggregators, Agatz provides farmers with high-quality farm inputs and services to boost yields and profitability.
Impact
Increase in revenues and profit margins for small-scale traders and smallholder farmers, fostering sustainable businesses.
Challenges in Processing, Storing, and Marketing Farm Output
Smallholder farmers lack the means to preprocess, store, and market their produce at optimal prices, limiting income potential.
Solution
Agatz partners with food processing companies to provide preprocessing, storage, and marketing services, ensuring farmers achieve competitive prices.
Impact
- Enhanced farmer incomes
- Reduced post-harvest losses and
- Strengthened market access.
Lack of Business Acumen
Limited business knowledge hinders effective operations and growth for small-scale traders and smallholder farmers.
Solution
- Agatz empowers wholesalers to validate input quantities, monitor sales, and manage repayments using digital tools.
- Farmer Aggregators oversee land leasing, validate quantity and delivery of farm input, monitor and control application on the farm, harvesting, preprocessing, and delivery of farm outputs, ensuring operational efficiency.
Impact
- Developed business capacities
- Improved business outcomes with a sustainable ecosystem for long-term growth.
Platform Capabilities
Supply Chain Integration
Direct connection between manufacturers, wholesalers, and small-scale retailers for affordable, quality inputs.
Farmer Aggregation
Comprehensive support through farmer aggregators from input delivery to harvest and market access.
Business Development
Digital tools and oversight systems that develop business acumen and operational efficiency.
Building Sustainable Economic Ecosystems
Agatz creates comprehensive solutions that address the entire value chain from input access to market linkage. By connecting small-scale traders and farmers with quality inputs, processing facilities, and markets, we're building sustainable business ecosystems that drive long-term economic growth and poverty alleviation across Africa.