WamiAgro: Empowering Farmers, Feeding Nations
Wami Agro Limited is a Ghana-based agritech company dedicated to empowering smallholder farmers through sustainable, high-yield production. Since its founding in 2020, the company has provided input credit, fair trade market access, and farmer education to strengthen resilience and improve livelihoods. With a network of over 14,000 farmers across six regions of Ghana, WamiAgro supports the cultivation of rice, maize, soya beans, sorghum, vegetables, and root tubers, supplying quality produce to FMCGs, bulk distributors, animal feed processors, and food service businesses in Ghana and beyond. DeliveryRank features an interview with Caleb Edwards, Managing Director of WamiAgro.
How have WamiAgro’s services, particularly Wami Credit, Wami Market, and Wami Info, transformed the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, and what measurable improvements have you observed in their productivity and income levels?
Over the past five years, we’ve deployed our interventions to more than 5,000 farmers across six regions in Ghana. Third-party research firms have tracked the impacts, and the feedback—both external and internal—is fascinating. One of the most interesting findings is that our interventions, particularly Wami Credit, often reach unbanked farmers who are experiencing formal credit for the first time. These farmers typically lack access to the banking and financial system, so providing them with Wami Credit gives them a tangible experience of financial inclusion.
Beyond financial access, our interventions help farmers build resilience in the face of harsh climate conditions. We equip them with the knowledge and resources to increase their production, and we guarantee profitable markets for their yields. This combination not only boosts their incomes but also improves their overall quality of life. Our approach addresses both commercial and environmental aspects of their work, creating sustainable benefits across the board.
To date, we have engaged over 15,000 farmers, 62% of whom are women. Remarkably, we maintain a 90% retention rate, with farmers returning each cycle for further support because the impact is real. Many farmers are able to double their land productivity with our interventions, and we also significantly reduce post-harvest losses. By purchasing their produce at harvest, we relieve them of the burden of storage and distribution, cutting losses from over 40% to less than 2%. This practical support has proven transformative, and these are the kinds of results and feedback we consistently hear from our beneficiaries.
How does the Pukpara platform enhance farmers’ access to markets, credit facilities, and capacity-building resources, and what feedback have you received regarding its usability and impact?
WamiAgro delivers its farmer-focused interventions—Wami Credit, Wami Info, and Wami Market—through its digital platform known as Pukpara. This super app provides farmers with a unique digital ID, enabling traceability of farms, yields, and transactions, while also streamlining engagement between farmers, markets, and financial institutions. Through Wami Info, farmers receive vital agronomic, climate-smart, and financial literacy information to build their capacity and resilience. Wami Credit provides input financing, giving unbanked farmers access to much-needed resources and linking them to financial institutions using verifiable data. Wami Market connects farmers directly to buyers at the farm gate, ensuring fairer and more reliable access to markets. By combining data-driven tools, satellite monitoring, and digital financial inclusion, Pukpara empowers smallholder farmers with knowledge, credit, and market access—transforming them into active participants in sustainable and profitable food systems.
What strategies are in place to ensure a smooth expansion into neighboring countries like Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso, and how do you plan to adapt your services to meet the unique agricultural challenges in these regions?
I’ve traveled across these countries and can confirm that their challenges are very similar. In fact, across sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder farmers—about 250 million of them—face the same fundamental problems: difficult access to markets, lack of technical information, and very limited access to structured financing.
Over the past five years in Ghana, we’ve piloted and tested the Pukpara platform and achieved strong product–market fit. The solution works, and now we are ready to scale. From 2026 onward, our strategy is to franchise the Pukpara platform through local partnerships. These partners will bring deep local knowledge, while we provide the platform, training, and licensing. This ensures replication of our model in each country while adapting to local realities.
Our approach is designed to benefit the entire ecosystem—farmers, traders, factories, and beyond—because the Pukpara platform mirrors the real conditions on the ground. It bridges a crucial gap: on one side, growing demand fueled by booming populations and expanding industries; on the other, farmers who lack the resources to meet that demand.
By onboarding farmers, tracking their productivity, and linking them to credit and markets, we unlock their potential to produce more, earn more, and supply more. Our early results and feedback confirm that franchising through strategic partnerships is the best way forward. We’re confident that this model will transform farming communities not only in Ghana but across sub-Saharan Africa.
Can you provide examples of sustainable farming practices promoted among your network of farmers, and how do you measure and report the environmental impact of these initiatives?
This is a matter of great concern to us because smallholder farmers often use the same piece of land year after year without sustainable interventions. At Wami Agro, we begin by focusing on the soil—the most valuable resource a farmer has. We train farmers, run soil tests, and help them understand the current state of their land and how to enhance its productivity. Only after this foundational work do we deploy the necessary interventions.
Without this approach, farmers often go straight to planting, relying solely on experience rather than science. The results can be unpredictable and often lead to low yields. We address this gap by combining scientific expertise with practical training, working in partnership with research institutions and social scientists.
We also focus on transforming farm waste into biochar or compost, enriching the soil with organic matter and improving essential nutrients such as phosphates and nitrogen. Using both physical and digital tracking systems through our WamiChain team, we monitor baseline conditions and track progress over time.
The results are remarkable: on average, our interventions increase yields by around 30%, enabling farmers to potentially double or triple production within five years. Even a onefold increase is significant, particularly for smaller farmers, because it has a direct ripple effect on their households—allowing them to feed their families, provide education, access healthcare, and secure basic amenities.
Over the last five years, we have partnered with development finance institutions to provide a mix of financial and market interventions. This holistic approach ensures that farmers not only increase production but also achieve sustainable incomes, ultimately contributing to feeding their communities and the nation at large.
How do partnerships, such as Acumen’s investment under the Trellis initiative, enhance your capabilities, and what is your vision for WamiAgro over the next five to ten years?
I could spend an entire day talking about the benefits we’ve derived from partnerships with organizations such as Acumen. The impact is enormous—not just in terms of financial support, but in the validation they bring. When you have a badge like Acumen, MPT Capital, One Gara Green Ventures, or the Mastercard Foundation, the ecosystem immediately recognizes your seriousness. It signals that you’re doing something meaningful, and it connects you with like-minded organizations. We are not alone in this journey.
WamiAgro may only be five years old, but we have the backing of organizations with decades—even centuries—of experience. This validation empowers us to execute our ideas and innovations, generating the tangible results we see today. To date, we’ve produced and distributed roughly 20,000 tonnes of essential food items, created over 31 direct jobs, and facilitated more than 3,000 indirect jobs. We have countless impact stories, all made possible because institutions believed in our vision.
The satisfaction of visiting rural communities and seeing the outcomes firsthand is immense. I have videos and pictures that capture the fulfillment of knowing we are deploying solutions that truly make a difference. Government resources are limited, so partnerships between nonprofits and development institutions are critical—they help find the sweet spot where profit meets purpose. These collaborations have been invaluable, and we are incredibly grateful for the support that allows us to improve the quality of life for the people who need it most.
If you would like to find out more about WamiAgro, please visit https://wamiagro.com/