Farmers Pride is a Last mile distribution of life changing agriculture solutions enterprise through agro dealer franchise model, village youth agents and mobile technology
Smallholder farmers are the backbone of Africa economy. Yet, most farmers struggle to access quality agricultural inputs and services. Farmers Pride is changing that through its comprehensive franchise model of agro dealers and a commitment to generating value for smallholder farmers, agro dealers and their families.
Description of Farmers Pride social enterprise Business
Farmers Pride is an innovative solution to smallholder farmers in Kenya and Africa. Farmers pride is providing rural smallholder farmers with timely and relevant quality farm inputs, services and information at affordable prices through comprehensive and innovative franchise model of agro dealers, village youth agents and mobile technology . The business model integrates farmer field extension and education services, quality agricultural inputs sales and distribution, Farmer market linkages, financial services, soil testing services, climate information sharing and farmer insurance services to offer a reinforced platform for rural social and economic development. Farmers Pride is leveraging on professionalizing agro dealers to build a sustainable social enterprise. We aim to have 150 quality franchise outlets across Kenya next 5 years before expanding to rest of Africa. We champion for economic inclusion and equitable development through giving special focus and support to youth and women to own and run sustainable profitable agro dealer businesses in rural areas.
Products and Services
Farmers Pride builds and manages relationships with leading agricultural inputs suppliers and manufacturers to secure access to quality products and services for agro dealers and smallholder farmers.
Information
Farmers Pride identifies local agro dealer entrepreneurs in rural markets. These partner shops are staffed with trained agronomists and livestock specialists to provide farmers with correct information. Apart from serving as a sales center for Farmers Pride products and services, the shops become the center point for a range of extension, training and awareness creation activities including farmer clinics, product promotions and other forms of farmer extension services.
Farmer Insurance, Soil testing, Market linkage, financial services, Climate information sharing and other innovative services
Farmers Pride is building an ecosystem that enables other products and services use our platform interface as a medium to provide their already created products and services like climate information, insurance and soil testing.
Targeted Market and Customers
Farmers Pride targets rural smallholder farmers and agro dealer shops. Farmers Pride typical customer is a mixed farming family. They farm multiple crops throughout the year, and keep some animals. They depend on a variety of inputs and services across different seasons to support their diversity of farming activities. These Farmers and agro dealers are empowered through Farmers Pride ecosystem to become more successful and healthy.
