Investors and partners
Building the supply infrastructure smallholder agriculture is missing
Uzman Farmer organises smallholder production around confirmed buyer demand. The model is running: our first commercial orders are delivered or in fulfilment, and we are building the network and systems to scale it.
The opportunity
The gap between farm gate and buyer
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Buyers need dependable supply
Processors, manufacturers and exporters need consistent volumes at a known specification, delivered on schedule, with records they can audit.
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Smallholder supply is mostly informal
Much smallholder produce changes hands through informal trade, with no records and little quality discipline. That leaves a gap between farm gate and institutional buyer.
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Organised, traceable supply closes it
A supplier that plans production against confirmed orders, checks quality at collection and keeps records from farm to warehouse can serve buyers informal trade cannot.
Market context: third-party figures as published, with sources
- ≈21%of Ghana's GDP comes from agriculture, forestry and fishingSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2023
- ≈35%of Ghana's employment is in agricultureSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (ILO modelled estimate), 2024
- ≈80%of Ghana's farming population are smallholder farmersSource: Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana
- 358,000 tof soybean produced in Ghana, at about 1.8 tonnes per hectareSource: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, production data, 2024/25
- ≈700,000 testimated national soybean potential, about twice current outputSource: Frontiers in Agronomy, review of soybean yield gaps in Ghana, 2026
- 60,000 tof soybean meal forecast to be imported, driven by poultry feed demandSource: USDA FAS, Ghana Oilseeds Voluntary Report, MY2024/25 forecast
Commercial traction
Where we are today
The model runs demand first: a buyer's order is agreed before any farmer is mobilised, and every stage keeps a record. Figures confirmed October 2026; the full record, with dates and evidence, is on the track record page.
Track record The supply model Company profile (PDF)- 50 MT of soybean delivered to an agribusiness buyer in October 2026, verified at a joint inspection
- 50 MT of sesame in fulfilment for the same buyer
- More than 1,000 registered smallholder farmers across the Northern, Upper West and Upper East regions, with farmers being onboarded in Oti and Volta
- Ashesi Venture Incubator, Cohort 7, completed
Expansion strategy
How we plan to grow
Plans and targets, labelled as such.
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Deepen supply in our core commodities
Grow soybean and sesame volumes against repeat buyer orders in the Northern, Savannah, Upper West and Upper East regions.
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Bring new programmes to market
Chilli pepper in Juapong and orange-fleshed sweet potato in Kedjebi, with farmers registering for the next season.
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Extend the network
Towards a target network of 5,000 smallholder farmers, with soybean and sesame expansion proposed into the North East Region.
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Make the records accessible
Buyer accounts with online access to sourcing, quality and delivery records are in development.
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Serve buyers beyond Ghana
Our ambition is to supply buyers across Ghana and, over time, other West African markets.