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Belcash Launches E-commerce Platform - 0 views

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Belcash App Platform

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  • A Dutch company technology company developed an application that enables buyers to order, pay and receive a shipment. Belcash Technology Solutions Plc launched the e-commerce platform, HelloMarket shipments, with an estimated investment of one million dollars. The application, which was designed with the major aim of allowing local suppliers and manufacturers to promote and sell their products, will provide leather products, crafts, traditional clothing, souvenirs, homemade seasonings and other similar items manufactured by small and medium-sized enterprises. The e-commerce platform, integrated with Hellocash, a mobile and agent banking app for the purpose of making electronic payments, has a delivery system in place through Belcash agents around the country.
    • aminej
      aminej on 13 Feb 21
       
      Belcash Strategy aims to lead the Ethiopian E-commerce market by offering different services in their platform for users. They also facilitate access to so many different products that you can buy just through your phone. They also embraced Fintech by creating an application that is really innovative. They also plan to strengthen innovation by encouraging more people to be reactive in this sector of industry
  • Belcash successfully piloted the app for three months and officially launched it in July 2019. It has supplied 200 tablets to its agents. Thus far, 50 small and medium enterprises have signed up and placed their products on the HelloMarket platform.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      In spite of the many challenges in the sector, such as the lack of a legal framework for e-commerce, Belcash designed a payment system and agents across the country.
  • Belcash successfully piloted the app for three months and officially launched it in July 2019. It has supplied 200 tablets to its agents. Thus far, 50 small and medium enterprises have signed up and placed their products on the HelloMarket platform.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      when the app was launched officially in July 2019, the app supplied about 200 tablets to its agents. which means that about 50 small and medium firms have signed up their products on the platfrom.
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Ghanaian agri-tech startup AgroCenta raises $790k pre-Series A funding - Disrupt Africa - 0 views

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platfrom Ghana Merchanting

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  • “The demand for agricultural raw materials from offtakers in the brewery, manufacturing and consumer sector is increasing exponentially because of the easing of the COVID-19 restrictions that were put in place by the government of Ghana, hence this capital injection will help to secure purchases at fair and transparent prices from smallholders — a much needed lifeline for many who are at the proverbial bottom of the pyramid.”
    • aminej
      aminej on 12 Feb 21
       
      This is an issue we also used to have in Morocco in period of crisis. Farmers start increasing prices because of the high demand and people start complainning. It is important to Regulate prices in the Market in order to avoid a civil war in period of crisis
  • AgroCenta will use the funding to further develop its smallholder farmer inclusion programmes and procure crops at transparent and fair market prices to service offtake contracts. The startup’s chief executive officer (CEO) Francis Obirikorang and co-founder Michael Ocansey said the investment was vitally important.
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 12 Feb 21
       
      having the support of leading institutions, particularly with the covid backdrop, can be a significant milestone for Agrocenta
  • This is a significant milestone for AgroCenta, having the support of leading institutions, particularly with the COVID-19 backdrop, underlining the strength of AgroCenta and the importance of its mission,” they said. 
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      this excerpt is important because it shows the solidarity between companies during a crisis time. Plus we can see the efforts to help smallholder farmers to fight this crisis. this is another approach for economic growth even during a pandemic
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  • Founded in 2016, AgroCenta operates a mobile merchanting platform which provides market information, storage and delivery solutions, and financial services to smallholder farmers in Ghana.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      agrocenta It operates a mobile merchanting platform that provides smallholder farmers in Ghana with market information, storage, and delivery solutions, and financial services.
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AgroCenta - VC4A - 1 views

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Innovative platfrom Online

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  • AgroCenta is an innovative online platform that empowers small holder farmers and farmer based organizations in rural farming communities access a wider online market outside their immediate locality to trade fairly and equitably. They can access technological tools and information that will inform them on best farming practices such weather information, market information and finally access to agro inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides directly from stakeholders.
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 12 Feb 21
       
      The engagement of farmers with AfroCenta is not only important to have wider access to larger markets, but also to have access to advanced tools and data in the agricultural industry.
  • AgroCenta is an innovative online platform that empowers small holder farmers and farmer based organizations in rural farming communities access a wider online market outside their immediate locality to trade fairly and equitably. They can access technological tools and information that will inform them on best farming practices such weather information, market information and finally access to agro inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides directly from stakeholders.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      AgroCenta's mobile app provides two key services to smallholder farmers: access to markets (AgroTrade) and access to finance (AgroPay). On the AgroTrade platform, farmers can trade directly with small, medium, and large processing companies that need raw commodities for processing.
  • AgroCenta is an innovative online platform that empowers small holder farmers and farmer based organizations in rural farming communities access a wider online market outside their immediate locality to trade fairly and equitably. They can access technological tools and information that will inform them on best farming practices such weather information, market information and finally access to agro inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides directly from stakeholders.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      Agrocenta is an innovative platform that helps small farmers in rural communities access a wider online market in order to trade freely and equitably.
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AgroCenta to expand operations in Ghana after recently closed $650k round - Ventureburn - 0 views

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Agrocenta Ghana platfrom

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  • The startup — which in April this year was crowned Seedstars Global Winner — connects smallholder farmers directly to an online market to sell their commodities and by doing so eliminates middlemen and brokers who often exploit the farmers.
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 12 Feb 21
       
      Seedstars Global Winner
  • Ghanaian agritech startup Agrocenta will use its recently closed $650 000 round to expand operations in Ghana — the company’s CEO and co-founder Francis Obirikorang revealed yesterday.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      It is a good idea to expand its operations all the country, so every farmer can benefit from this opportunity to improve its agricultural investments
  • Ghanaian agritech startup Agrocenta will use its recently closed $650 000 round to expand operations in Ghana — the company’s CEO and co-founder Francis Obirikorang revealed yesterday.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      I think that this is a great idea because it will help the company to extend its activity and also more farmers will benefit from Agrocenta.
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