Again in 2018, Ghanaian startup AgroCenta, which gained the Seedstars World competitors and raised seed capital in that very same yr, has now secured US$790,000 from Shell Basis, FCDO, AV Ventures and Rabo Basis in pre-Sequence A funding.
AgroCenta will use the US$790,000 funding to scale up its agri-tech ecosystem and shield smallholder farmers’ purchases of crops.
AgroCenta runs a cell merchanting platform which supplies smallholder farmers in Ghana with market info, storage and distribution options, and monetary companies.
Since its launch, AgroCenta’s registered farmers have shortly grown from 3,000 to over 46,000.
“In response to Francis Obirikorang, Chief Govt Officer of Agrocenta and co-founder Michael Ocansey, “This is a crucial milestone for AgroCenta, with the assist of main establishments, significantly with the state of affairs of COVID-19, underlining AgroCenta’s energy and the significance of its mission.
