Africa's 33 million smallholder farmers, who produce approximately 80 percent of the continent's food, have historically operated in information vacuums: uncertain about input prices, unaware of best agronomic practices, and without market connections beyond local middlemen who capture most of the value chain margin. Mobile-first AgriTech platforms are transforming this reality. Twiga Foods in Kenya uses a digital ordering platform to aggregate produce from 17,000 smallholder farmers and deliver direct to 8,000 urban informal retailers, eliminating multiple intermediary layers. Apollo Agriculture uses satellite imagery, AI crop scoring, and mobile delivery to provide fertiliser, seed, and credit to 250,000 Kenyan smallholders.
The Export Connection
Hello Tractor, operating across Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Mozambique, matches smallholder farmers with tractors and agricultural equipment through a mobile platform, increasing planting area and yields. For export-oriented production, platforms including RootEdge (Kenya), AgroCenta (Ghana), and OmniRetail (Nigeria) are aggregating smallholder volumes for export-grade consolidation. These platforms are creating the supply chain infrastructure needed to reliably source from smallholder farmers at the volumes and quality standards required by export markets. AgriTech platform contacts and agricultural investment opportunities are listed on intra-africa.com.
For businesses looking to expand across Africa, intra-africa.com offers a comprehensive trade directory, verified buyer and seller listings, and real-time market intelligence covering all 54 African nations. It remains an indispensable resource for anyone serious about intra-African commerce.