We provide a market guarantee to our contracted farmers, ensuring that there is a guaranteed market for their produce. This means that we commit to purchasing their crops at a predetermined price, providing them with a secure and stable market outlet. To ensure the success of our market guarantee, we establish a strong network of buyers. We have a strong network of buyers who are committed to purchasing our contracted farmers’ produce.
We establish a minimum acceptable price for our contracted farmers, which serves as a floor price. We continuously monitor market prices to determine the current market price for the produce. If the market price is higher than the guaranteed minimum price, our farmers will receive the higher market price. If the market price is lower than the guaranteed minimum price, our farmers will receive the guaranteed minimum price, ensuring they are protected from price volatility. By offering a price guarantee and price participation mechanism, we demonstrate our commitment to supporting our contracted farmers and promoting sustainable agriculture practices.
We play a crucial role in connecting farmers with banks to access crop financing opportunities through the produce organisations. This is a vital service that helps farmers secure the necessary funds to plant, maintain, and harvest their crops. By recommending farmers to banks, we facilitate the process of obtaining their crop loans, which can be used to cover various expenses.
We recognize the importance of good agricultural practices in ensuring the quality and sustainability of our crops. To achieve this, we have established a senior agronomy department that plays a critical role in maintaining and promoting best agronomy practices among our contracted farmers.
We partner with reputable insurance providers to offer our contracted farmers a range of insurance products. By embedding insurance services in our programs to small-holder farmers it provides our contracted farmers with the protection and financial stability they need to succeed, and help us to build a more resilient and sustainable agricultural system.