{"id":18555,"date":"2019-10-09T12:53:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T12:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/?page_id=18555"},"modified":"2020-06-24T12:11:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:11:46","slug":"wsa-impact-stories-agrocenta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/network\/wsa-impact-stories-agrocenta\/","title":{"rendered":"WSA IMPACT STORIES AGROCENTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"text:align justify\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Local impact with global ambitions &#8211; Agritech start-Up AgroCenta<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\"><strong>Continent \u2013 Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa more than 60 percent of the population are smallholder farmers and almost one quarter of the sub-Saharan Africa GDP comes from the agriculture sector ( 2019 report on Africa&#8217;s Agricultural Market,McKinsey &amp; Company).<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">Africas agricultural sector is expected to top $ 1 trillion by 2030. In its report on \u2018\u2019Harvesting Prosperity\u2019\u2019, the World Bank Group states that nearly 80 percent of the world\u2019s extreme poor live in rural areas and rely on farming for survival. Significant and fast growth of agricultural innovation and the use of technology are the key elements to eliminate poverty and reach zero hunger.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18555 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ghana-flag_small_website_impactstories_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ghana-flag_small_website_impactstories_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ghana-flag_small_website_impactstories_2-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ghana-flag_small_website_impactstories_2.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19093'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>GHANA<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_for-Impact-stories_WSA-RED-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_for-Impact-stories_WSA-RED-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_for-Impact-stories_WSA-RED-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_for-Impact-stories_WSA-RED.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23146'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>FOUNDED 2014<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_for-Impact-stories_WSA-GLOBE-NEW_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_for-Impact-stories_WSA-GLOBE-NEW_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_for-Impact-stories_WSA-GLOBE-NEW_1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_for-Impact-stories_WSA-GLOBE-NEW_1.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23151'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>WSA 2017<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_fore-Impact-stories_green-energy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_fore-Impact-stories_green-energy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_fore-Impact-stories_green-energy-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Icons_fore-Impact-stories_green-energy.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23147'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>ENVIRONMENT &#038; GREEN ENERGY<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\"><strong>Ghanaian AgriTech start-up <a href=\"https:\/\/agrocenta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AgroCenta<\/strong><\/a> is already working on changing the picture. In 2016 Francis Obirikorang, together with Michael K. Ocansey, decided to go back to their roots \u2013 Agriculture. Together they founded AgroCenta &#8211; a technology platform providing digital services for smallholder farmers. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">Francis Obirikorang, CEO and Co-Founder of AgroCenta, states that the number of the people directly impacted by the agricultural sector in Ghana is even higher \u2013 more than 80% of the population is engaged in agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KuSFxryR0I4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">The agriculture startup creates real impact, working towards <strong>zero hunger<\/strong>. Farmers make better money from selling the products directly to the off-takers and the company offers transporting the produce from point A to B in a record time, bypassing middleman and skipping on paying large agro-dealer prices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">AgroCenta also creates impact on <strong>gender equality, <\/strong>by giving land access to women and smaller farmers, so they can earn a decent and fair income. This enables them to invest the profits back in their farms, take care of their families and pay for the schools of their children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-18555 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sdg-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sdg-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sdg-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/sdg-8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text:align justify\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Understanding Africa\u2019s agriculture potential<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\"><strong>How to develop the agriculture sector and help real farmers, living in rural areas in Ghana, with low crop yields, lack of access to markets and credits and inability to transport their production?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">According to McKinsey &amp; Company: Understanding and unlocking the Africa\u2019s agriculture potential by focusing on few priority areas \u2013 streamline distribution, payment expand terms, improvement in retailer-service levels, etc., requires practical and on-the-ground innovations and efforts. These changes could increase production by two to three times of today\u2019s achievement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>While the number of medium-size farms is rising, increased smallholder productivity will be the biggest growth driver \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/agriculture\/our-insights\/winning-in-africas-agricultural-market#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The McKinsey&amp;Company report<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">AgroCenta won WSA in the catogory <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/contest\/categories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environment &amp; Green Energy<\/a> in 2017 and presented their impact solution at the <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wsa-global-congress-2018-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSA Global Congress 2018 Vienna, Austria<\/a> together with 44 impact solutions in 8 categories from 23 countries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text:align justify\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Making Impact in Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Francis Obirikorang, CEO and Co-Founder of AgroCenta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wsa-impact-stories-agrocenta\/app_2887-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18725\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-18725\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_2887-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_2887-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_2887-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_2887-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Which goals and milestones has AgroCenta managed to achieve since 2017?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">Since 2017, AgroCenta has successfully completed two rounds of funding to the tune of $750,000 to expand operations in Ghana. In 2017, AgroCenta won the Seedstars Global Competition against other 72 startups from emerging markets across the globe. AgroCenta has grown its farmer base to 45,000 providing additional services of access to finance for smallholder farmers, bringing smallholder farmers onto the financial sector to enjoy services such as crop insurance, micro lending\/input financing, mobile payments through mobile money and finally pensions schemes targeted at farmers and beneficiaries in the informal sector with special attention to women and youth. Since 2017, AgroCenta has helped over 28,000 farmers sell over 20,000MT of commodities to large, medium and small scale buyers across the country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">In December 2018, AgroCenta won a grant of $250,000 from GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Fund to further build its financial inclusion platform AgroPay targeted at rural smallholder farmers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What were the biggest challenges your company has faced during the last few years?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">The unconnected nature of rural farming communities present an ever increasing challenge of enabling digital services for smallholder farmers. Additionally, cultural dynamics of land tenure system puts women in a disadvantageous position when it comes to accessing land and agricultural support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-18555 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/network\/wsa-impact-stories-agrocenta\/icons_agrocenta_1-1\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_1.1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-23154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_1.1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_1.1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_1.1.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-23154'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The percent of sub-Saharan African smallholder farmers from all population<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/network\/wsa-impact-stories-agrocenta\/icons_agrocenta_4-1\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_4.1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-23153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_4.1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_4.1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_4.1.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-23153'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Agricultural sector in the continent is expected to top $ 1 trillion by 2030<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/network\/wsa-impact-stories-agrocenta\/icons_agrocenta_2-1\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_2.1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-23155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_2.1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_2.1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_2.1.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-23155'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Number of farmers using AgroCenta services<\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/network\/wsa-impact-stories-agrocenta\/icons_agrocenta_3-1\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_3.1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-23156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_3.1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_3.1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icons_agrocenta_3.1.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-23156'>\n\t\t\t\t<p> Planned target farmer number in Ghana until 2020 <\/p><p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Please describe shortly how winning WSA and\/or participation of the WSA Global Congress has influenced your entrepreneurial journey?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">Winning the WSA has made significant contribution in the success AgroCenta has chalked and continue to win because of the goodwill the prestigious award has offered us. Some partnerships to test and rollout in other African countries came from us winning the WSA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anything else you would like to let the community know?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">Currently in the Series A round of funding, AgroCenta hopes to secure $4M in its effort to scale nationwide targeting over 200,000 farmers and pilot in Nigeria in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wsa-impact-stories-agrocenta\/app_4091\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18727\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18727 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_4091-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_4091-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_4091-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_4091-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wsa-impact-stories-agrocenta\/app_5471_resized\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18728\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18728 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_5471_resized-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_5471_resized-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_5471_resized-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/APP_5471_resized-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wsa-impact-stories-agrocenta\/pb2_1135\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18729\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18729 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/PB2_1135-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/PB2_1135-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/PB2_1135-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/PB2_1135-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/PB2_1135.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/winner\/agrocenta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE ABOUT AGROCENTA<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Read about AgroCenta in press:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ventureburn.com\/2018\/12\/agrocenta-expand-operations-ghana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AgroCenta to expand operations in Ghana after recently closed $650k round<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disrupt-africa.com\/2018\/12\/ghanaian-agri-tech-startup-agrocenta-closes-650k-seed-round-of-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghanaian agri-tech startup AgroCenta closes $650k seed round of funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0J22XoxsS5U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund: AgroCenta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"text:align justify\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WSA 2017<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text:align justify\">WSA 2017 presented a diameter of digital innovation from Chile to Malaysia, from Nigeria to Finland. Be it a miniature AED machine with diagnostic app, an environmental behaviour training game, or a tiny programmable computer that helps\/encourages school children to learn to code, the WSA Winners 2017 offer a vast spectre of digital innovation globally. The Winners were awarded at <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wsa-global-congress-2018-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WSA Global Congress 2018, Vienna<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTo drive meaningful and relevant digital innovation, you have to serve local needs and compare with global excellence. With the WSA we recognize innovation of tomorrow already today. This year\u2019s winners are an excellent selection of this momentum, matching local solutions to local needs, with global relevance. WSA highlights the diversity and excellence in digital content with impact on society.\u201d, <strong>WSA Chairman<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/peter-a-bruck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck<\/strong><\/a> states.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/wsa-awards\/winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MORE ABOUT WSA WINNERS<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Article references:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/agriculture\/our-insights\/winning-in-africas-agricultural-market#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McKinsey &amp; Company Article &#8220;Winning in Africa\u2019s agricultural market&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openknowledge.worldbank.org\/bitstream\/handle\/10986\/32350\/9781464813931.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The World Bank Group 2019 &#8220;Harvesting Prosperity: Technology and Productivity Growth in Agriculture&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2019\/09\/16\/agricultural-innovation-technology-hold-key-to-poverty-reduction-in-developing-countries-says-world-bank-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The World Bank Group 2019 &#8220;Harvesting Prosperity: Technology and Productivity Growth in Agriculture&#8221; press release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blog\/africa-in-focus\/2016\/01\/22\/foresight-africa-2016-banking-on-agriculture-for-africas-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foresight Africa 2016: Banking on agriculture for Africa\u2019s future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WJMbbi3N12o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AgroCenta &#8211; Pitch at Seedstars World Finals &#8211; Seedstars Summit 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local impact with global ambitions &#8211; Agritech start-Up AgroCenta Continent \u2013 Africa. 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