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24/04/2026

Great news for smallholder farmers! AgroCenta has teamed up with SIC Life Limited to launch an affordable micro-insurance package designed to protect farmers and their loved ones. For as low as GHc 1 per month, farmers can now secure coverage against death and permanent disabilities. This means that unexpected life events won’t wipe out years of hard work or leave families vulnerable. Whether you grow maize, rice, or vegetables, this plan ensures that both you and your dependents have a vital safety net; because every farmer deserves peace of mind.

Reach out to AgroCenta today 0240110096 to enroll or learn more. Let’s build resilience together one farmer, one cedi at a time.

28/01/2025

🌱 Transforming Agriculture with Digital Innovation 🌱

The future of farming is here, and it’s digital! 💻🚜 From precision farming to AI-driven crop monitoring, digital agriculture is revolutionizing how we grow, harvest, and distribute food. 🌍🌾

Here’s why this matters:
✅ Increased Efficiency: Smart sensors and IoT devices optimize water, fertilizer, and energy use.
✅ Sustainability: Data-driven decisions reduce waste and environmental impact.
✅ Higher Yields: Predictive analytics help farmers anticipate challenges and maximize productivity.
✅ Empowering Farmers: Access to real-time insights levels the playing field for small and large-scale farmers alike.

Whether it’s drones mapping fields, blockchain ensuring food traceability, or machine learning predicting weather patterns, technology is reshaping agriculture for a smarter, greener future. 🌱✨

Let’s celebrate the innovators, farmers, and tech pioneers driving this transformation. Together, we can cultivate a more sustainable and food-secure world. 🌍💚

What excites you most about digital agriculture? Share your thoughts below! 👇

21/08/2024

The Tagdeci Women Cooperative is a Shea women group in Dimabi township, Tolon District in Northern Ghana, and one of the 150 women cooperatives AgroCenta is supporting under the Shea Business Empowerment Program (SBEP) led by Global Shea Allianceand with funding from Mastercard Foundation

As part of AgroCenta’s mandate under the SBEP of increasing inclusive finance for the last mile underserved women’s group, we introduced the MobiSave platform which is digitizing the Village Savings & Loans scheme the women in the cooperative, informally run.

Now, Tagdeci Women’s group and other 90,000 women in various cooperatives are saving digitally, earning interest on their savings and also able to use their savings as collateral to secure further capital from financial institutions.

So far, the Tagdeci Women Cooperative has contributed over 3,000 Ghana cedis and all funds are lodged on their merchant SIM cards, eliminating the fraud and theft of the metal boxes they used in the past.

MobiSave is transforming the lives of rural smallholder farmers and changing the narrative, one woman at a time.

14/08/2024

Today we welcome two new web developers to the AgroCenta family. Ummi Hajaratu Siba and Gifty Adams are both straight out of school and very passionate about building a career in software development. We hope to help shape the first stages of your career.

04/07/2024

Transforming the agricultural value chain using digital technologies and innovations to bring economic prosperity to rural smallholder farmers, one step at a time.

A digital ecosystem that focuses on financial inclusion, market access and information

04/06/2024

Bridging the financial divide for smallholder farmers begin with a comprehensive 360 datapoint on smallholder farmers including average income, average yield, dependents and other pertinent datasets.

This can only be achieved through farmer onboarding which involves collecting critical data at the grassroot level that leads to building a digital ID and credit score, that financial institutions can leverage on to extend financial services.

In Africa, less than 3% of farmers get access to financial services such as loans, payments, pensions and insurance, largely attributed to the fragmented and missing data in this value chain.

Through the interventions of AgroCenta, we’re working with farmer cooperatives at the grassroots level to solve this challenge, using digital solutions.

With partnerships with organizations such as Global Shea Alliance and Mastercard Foundation under the Shea Business Empowerment Program (SBEP), women in the Shea value chain are accessing financial services largely through technology enablement.

This is a testament of how digital solutions are helping lift farmers out of poverty, moving them from subsistence farming to a more economically beneficial one.

29/05/2024

28/05/2024

Access to information such as market prices, weather information and other critical agricultural info remains a big challenge to rural smallholder farmers, especially women farmers. With the ever increasing misinformation at the community level, smallholder farmers are at a risk of adopting harmful agricultural practices.

That is why AgroCenta has built a Voice Service Platform that transmits verified and accurate agricultural information to rural smallholder farmers such as Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Tips, Weather information, market prices and other agricultural information that is beneficial to these smallholder farmers.

The Sentinel platform works using voice blast mechanism where all a smallholder farmer needs is a basic feature phone with mobile connectivity. Farmers will receive regular updates and specified time intervals in local languages they understand.

So far, AgroCenta has served over 30,000 women in the Shea Value chain with information on market prices, parkland management and other needed information under the Shea Business Empowerment Program in Northern Ghana in partnership with Global Shea Alliance and Mastercard Foundation

27/05/2024

Introducing customized credit solutions through the Shea Business Empowerment Program (SBEP) is revolutionizing the business landscape for women shea collectors in Northern Ghana. Dive into our latest article, exploring the impactful partnership between Mastercard Foundation and Global Shea Alliance, alongside , Advans Ghana Savings and Loans LTD AgroCenta and theSOFTtribe.

Explore the success of our pilot lending program, where participating shea cooperatives achieved a remarkable 100% loan repayment rate. Gain insight into the pivotal factors driving the transformation of shea cooperatives into sustainable businesses, leading to the empowerment of entire communities.

Read the full story here: https://globalshea.com/readnews?gsauid=157

24/05/2024

AgroCenta is working with IDH Sustainable Trade and MasterCard Foundation under the Grains for Growth Project to deliver digital solutions for 7 SMEs who work with over 20,000 smallholder farmers, to improve their operational efficiencies in Northern, Savannah, North East and Upper West Regions of Ghana. AgroCenta's digital solutions focuses on 3 pillars largely being access to market, access to information such as market prices and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Tips and access to financial services such as micro loans, digital payments, savings and pensions.

This is a testament of how digital solutions are driving positive change in the lives of rural smallholder farmers in Ghana.

AgroCenta is working with IDH Sustainable Trade and MasterCard Foundation under the Grains for Growth Project to deliver digital solutions for 7 SMEs who wor...

13/03/2024

Harnessing technology to establish and empower smallholder farmer cooperatives represents a transformative approach to agricultural development. Technology serves as a catalyst for connectivity, information dissemination, and resource optimization, enabling farmers to collaborate effectively. AgroCenta’s digital platforms facilitate real-time communication, allowing farmers to share knowledge, market information, and best practices.

As part of AgroCenta’s drive to build the cooperative governance structure of thousands of smallholder farmers across Ghana, AgroCenta in partnership with Global Shea Alliance, under the Shea Business Empowerment Program - SBEP (with funding from MasterCard Foundation) has deployed the “Digital Committee” approach where young people within the ages of 18-35 years, who are members of shea cooperatives in Northern Ghana are being trained on digital solutions such as farmer data collection, financial services such as loan originations, digital trade activities, quality control checks, inventory and warehouse managements. This will enable these digital committees function as a business unit within the cooperatives and provide services directly to other members.

So far, AgroCenta has trained and deployed 120 young people who will work with their farmer cooperatives and use digital tools to enhance and grow their farmer cooperatives. By end of 2024, AgroCenta will train and deploy 750 Digital Committee Members, across 150 women shea Cooperatives

By leveraging these digital tools, smallholder farmers can form cohesive cooperatives, pooling resources, and collectively navigating challenges. This synergy not only enhances agricultural productivity but also strengthens the socio-economic fabric of rural communities, fostering sustainable development and resilience in the face of evolving global challenges.