Wami Agro, the Ghana-based agritech company, has secured additional funding from Acumen, a leading global impact investor.
Wami Agro addresses the persistent challenges faced by Ghana’s smallholder farmers, who constitute 70% of the agricultural workforce yet struggle with poverty. To bridge this gap, Wami Agro provides an integrated suite of tech-enabled solutions (Wami Market, Wami Credit, and Wami Info) designed to boost farmer incomes, productivity, and resilience. Wami Market streamlines produce aggregation and logistics for fair pricing and market access; Wami Credit leverages digital scoring to unlock financing for essential inputs; and Wami Info equips farmers with climate-smart practices.
Since its inception, the startup has built a network across six regions of Ghana of over 14,000 smallholder farmers — 55% of whom are women — who focus on crops such as rice, maize, soya, and sorghum. The company also collaborates with approximately 50 aggregators and producers, selling over 5,000 tons of grains.
The new capital injection will enable the company to scale its operations, expand sourcing to neighbouring countries such as Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso, and roll out its proprietary digital farm management platform, Pukpara. To impact 100,000 farmers by 2027, the funding will enable them to improve farmers’ yields and incomes by providing market access, credit facilities, and capacity building.
“This strategic investment from Acumen will enable us to expand our reach, enhance our technological capabilities, and continue to drive positive change in the food and agricultural industry in Ghana and beyond.” Caleb Edwards, Founder of Wami Agro
