Desmond Koney, an alum of the Ghana Climate Innovation Center’s Cohort 2 has recently accomplished a significant milestone. His venture, Complete Farmer, secured a noteworthy pre-Series A funding round totaling US$10.4 million, earmarked to fuel the expansion endeavors of Complete Farmer, furthering its mission to revolutionize the agricultural sector. 

Complete Farmer is an end-to-end digital, agricultural marketplace that connects African farmers and global industries to competitive markets, resources, data, and each other on a single platform. The Complete Farmer’s technology platform is a comprehensive one-stop resource that leverages proprietary cultivation protocols for crop production, enabling smallholder and commercial farmers to cultivate commodities that conform to global market specifications, thereby ensuring post-harvest offtake. For as little as 500 USD/acre, anyone with an internet connection can grow crops for any business on the platform and for a return on investment. 

Desmond, with mechanical engineering background, set off on his entrepreneurial journey in production engineering, by building a prototype for a biodigester whilst incubating with the GCIC. Whilst managing his father’s farm and being exposed to the frustrations of small holder farmers, he pivoted into digitalizing the farm. He identified a need to digitize the value chain for farmers to connect demand and supply sides to make production and the value chain more efficient.