U.S. International Development Finance Corp

Arya.ag is India's largest grain commerce platform, designed to connect sellers and buyers of agricultural produce while ensuring quality, quantity, and payment security. Catering to a diverse clientele that includes farmers, farmer producer organizations, financial institutions, SME agri-processors, commodity traders, and corporate agribusinesses, Arya.ag plays a vital role in the agricultural value chain. Its comprehensive platform offers a range of post-harvest services, including warehousing, warehouse receipt financing, rural storage discovery, collateral management, and market linkages, which facilitate the hygienic preservation of various crops, fruits, and vegetables. With access to over 11,000 commodity storage points across India, Arya.ag provides year-round supply assurance to its clients, along with embedded financing options to support agricultural operations.

Stellapps designs dairy management software applications that leverage the power of technology to improve dairy supply chain parameters. The company's applications leverage the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, cloud, mobility and data analytics to improve agri-supply chain parameters, including milk production, milk procurement, cold chain animal insurance and farmer payments, enabling dairy farms, dairy farmers and cooperatives to maximize profits while minimizing effort.

Kentegra Biotechnology Holdings is a leading U.S-Kenyan company that supports a Kenyan-based biopesticide processing business that aggregates, extracts, and refines pale refine extract (PRE) from the pyrethrum flower, and sells the PRE to formulators across the world. Kentegra is committed to improving farmer’s livelihoods by investing in the communities where we are working to help farmers and their families have a more stable income and better quality of life. Grants: Norad 2021, AgriFi 2020, USAID 2020, USAID 2019, DEG 2020, DEG 2019

Apollo Agriculture Ltd. is an agtech company based in Nairobi, Kenya, that supports smallholder farmers by providing financial and technical assistance. Founded in 2015, the company offers loans to help farmers acquire essential inputs such as fertilizer, seeds, and crop insurance, along with access to expert advice. By utilizing agronomic machine learning, remote sensing, and mobile technology, Apollo customizes financing packages based on individual farmer needs, assessing credit risk through satellite and soil data. This tailored approach aims to enhance farming practices and significantly increase crop yields, thereby maximizing profits for farmers in emerging markets.