Ghana - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Farm Store Ghana is an innovative platform that provide end-to-end solutions to smallholder Farmers by creating Access to information, credit, mechanization services, inputs and market along the Agric Value Chain

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

Farm Store GH is a world-wide trusted digital platform that provides an integration of agricultural e-commence, farm management and farmer education tools to value chain actors in the agriculture value chain to engage and/or do business. Providing Access to Information, Inputs, Services & Market for Smallholder Farmers.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

Global Challenge Food, Nutrition, and income security which are caused by poor yield (70 % less yield), 35% Post- Harvest loss), Lack of Market Access. Poor Yield are caused by unpredictable rainfall patterns, Poor quality seeds, poor land preparation, 35% Post-Harvest loss are due to lack of storage facilities and lack of market Access leads to bad roads and market gaps.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

With farmers 1. Ease of access to quality inputs 2. Affordable inputs 3. Timely delivery 4. Ease of selection, ordering and payment 5. increased efficiency For Farmstoregh 1. Paying Customers 2, traceability accountability 3.Ease of access to quality inputs 4.timely delivery of inputs 5.platform marketing

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

1. Smallholder Farmers in hard-to-reach communities 2.Agro inputs dealers and service providers 3. Grain Aggregators

01.05 When was your company established?

2022-02-21

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

1

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

1

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

She is Farida T Abdul-Razak, an educationist. Very good in communication and presentation. In terms of project management I will rate her 9 out of 10. Farida T. Abdul-Razak holds bachelor degree in Development Education

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

https://farmstoregh.com/

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

b) Materials (agriculture, fishing, chemical products, construction materials, containers and packaging, metals and mining, paper and forest products)

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

1.Providing farmers affordable inputs to farm and feed their families 2. Markets space to sell their produce and make a living

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

With good produce there will abundance food, therefore good nutrition and good health

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

We have a lot of women farmers in our farming profile. We give more incentives to the women farmers just to encourage them to do more.

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

The entire chain provides work for logistics providers, farmers, inputs dealers etc

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

Farmstoregh is an innovative platform itself, to ensure easy operation along the value chain and also to expand our business by so doing we are contributing to innovation.

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

5

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

06.08 Justification for my startup

06.09 Competitive Analysis

Farm store Ghana is tech-enabled compared to its competitors, and have a large customer base

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?