Building a stronger agricultural sector with Complete Farmer
Complete Farmer is an end-to-end digital marketplace that connects African farmers with global commodity buyers. The company’s web-based platform enables food processing companies to build stronger supply chains and source high-quality crops from farmers who receive ongoing training and support to improve their farming practices and livelihoods.
Agriculture
Impact Indicators
42,178
Total growers
38,720
Smallholder growers
109
Grower agents
288k
Total acres farmed
Connecting African farmers to global markets
Many African farmers struggle to find buyers for their produce and connect to markets outside their immediate region. Complete Farmer’s digital marketplace brings together local farmers and global commodity buyers, ensuring better market opportunities and fair pricing. They also actively train farmers in good agricultural practices to maximise the quality and value of their crops.
Why Goodwell invested
Agriculture is one of the cornerstones of the African economy yet also presents huge opportunities for improvement. Complete Farmer is moving the sector into the future by optimising supply chains, connecting farmers directly to buyers and attracting new investments. Combined with their commitment to hands-on farmer training, Complete Farmer is enhancing productivity, profitability and sustainability in African agriculture, enhancing food security, and providing growers with better livelihoods.
Recent achievements and future ambitions
Complete Farmer is undergoing an exciting period of growth, onboarding new buyers, agents and farmers. Supporting their goal of reducing post-harvest losses, Complete Farmer now operates five fulfilment centres in Ghana and Togo, allowing farmers to store produce immediately after harvest. They also recently launched an Agent Training Portal, which equips field agents with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively support farmers. Finally, they are strongly focus on their Farmer Certification Program, a major initiative that aims to certify 5,000 farmers in Global GAP and organic standards by 2025.
How Complete Farmers connect the people who feed the world to you
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“Complete Farmer’s impact has really been making sure that local farmers have what it takes to grow crops competitively for the international market and making it easy for international buyers to source from African farmers directly without needing to go through middlemen.”
Desmond Koney – CEO and co-founder of Complete Farmer
