Farmerline, a leading agritech company has announced its expansion into francophone Africa with an official launch of operations in Cote d’Ivoire.
The expansion will see Ivorian farmers benefit from access to high-quality fertilizers and seeds; free education on climate-smart farming practices via a shortcode and connections to international markets.
By The Numbers
Since 2013, Farmerline has collaborated with over 3000 strategic partners across 48 countries, including government institutions, local agribusinesses, NGOs, and food companies who have licensed Mergdata to support and improve the lives of 1.7 million small-scale farmers to date.
Last year, Farmerline announced a Pre-Series A investment raise of $14.4 million and grew their team across the West African locality.
What They’re Saying
‘We’ve worked with partners who have been using our technology in Ivory Coast for the past six years,’ CEO Alloysius Attah explained in a press statement.
‘The time has come to expand and fully commit to helping Ivorian agribusinesses to drive forward the farmer and agribusiness digitisation agenda, including creating and distributing localised agronomic and farm services to support as many farmers in the country as possible.
‘Ivory Coast is home to over three million smallholder farmers, and Abidjan is the centre of the francophone Africa region,’ Alloysius added.
‘The rural sector in Cote d’ Ivoire has grown in recent years thanks – in part – to the sophistication of cooperatives and the greater role they play in farming communities,’ says Fayelle Ouane, Country Director for TechnoServe in Cote d’Ivoire.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Farmerline to bring innovative solutions and improved opportunities to farmers in the country. With our combined expertise and innovation, we look forward to reaching close to a million farmers across different regions over the next few years.”
The company’s new Regional Manager of Francophone Africa & Country Manager of Ivory Coast, Joel Amani Kouame says: ‘Our team are excited to bring our solutions to Ivory Coast and we look forward to serving the farmers in this region. ‘Agriculture remains the core of African economies, and by bringing big data management technologies and predictive analytics into farming; alongside providing quality inputs in a timely manner, agronomic support and a marketplace for smallholders, we can make the sector far more efficient. We believe our approach to agriculture can create lasting benefits for small scale farmers and help drive economic growth in the region.
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