Agriculture
February 1, 2024
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Elliot Litsebe Tsiame
Updated on May 31, 2024
·Created on September 28, 2019
Agrikaab is an agrifood startup that enables investment in agriculture in East Africa.
Agrikaab, formerly known as Ari.farm, is an online platform that enables people worldwide to become digital livestock farmers/traders. The platform is actively based in Somalia and now has customers from 35 countries since its launch. This platform enables investment in farming projects and livestock sales in East Africa to help boost local agriculture and create jobs.
The platform has received recognition from Business Challenge as winner of best social enterprise, winner of best newcomer startup in Sweden 2017 from Nordic Startup Awards, and winner of pitch corner from Seed Stars Summit.
Target SDGs
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
The mobile app can be downloaded from Google Play Store and Apple App Store and web version
Manufacturing/Building Method
N/A
Intellectural Property Type
Open-source
User Provision Model
Users can obtain the app by downloading from Google Play Store or Apple App Store
Distributions to Date Status
Since 2016 the platform has been used by customers from over 35 countries. Agrikaab has also conducted 11 projects, created 20 jobs, and has investors from 50 countries.
Design Specifications
The online platform enables investment in farming projects in East Africa to help boost local agriculture, provide locally produced food, and create jobs. Users create an account to make their first investment, follow the process of their investment and its impact, then, re-invest or withdraw their earnings on a quarterly or half year basis. The money transfer can be done through:
Technical Support
Users can contact the designers through their website.
Replacement Components
N/A
Lifecycle
N/A
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
This online platform was designed to trade livestock and agricultural produce from all over the world.
Vetted Performance Status
Unknown
Safety
N/A
Complementary Technical Systems
None
Academic Research and References
None
Compliance with regulations
Unknown
Evaluation methods
Unknown
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