About Us
AGMARK is a regional non-profit development organization and a social enterprise pioneering market-based solutions to transform smallholder agriculture across Africa, with a presence in 18 countries in Eastern, Western and Southern Africa. Our main focus is to improve incomes of smallholder farmers and food security in Africa by facilitating agricultural development through adoption of improved production technologies, agroecological practices, and effective market linkages.
Our Mission
Increasing Productivity, Improving Rural Livelihoods
With over two decades of field experience in East and Southern Africa, we believe that sustainable agricultural transformation requires market-driven interventions that strengthen both supply and demand sides of agricultural value chains.
We recognize that smallholder farmers will increasingly adopt climate-smart farming technologies and regenerative agriculture practices when they are:
- Readily accessible through trusted local Agri-entrepreneurs.
- Economically viable within functioning value chains.
- Supported by technical knowledge and financial services.
- Connected to reliable output markets.
- Value chain drivers: Agricultural input suppliers and output off-takers
- Hub agro-dealers: Wholesale-level agricultural input distributor
- Rural retail agro-dealers: Community-level input stockists
- Community-based agents: Last-mile service providers
- Smallholder farmers: The foundation of Africa's food systems
In Sub-Saharan Africa’s more developed market economies, the agro-dealer value chain reaches over 75% of the smallholder farming community. Its strength lies in mobilizing farmers as customers, responding to their needs, and operating sustainably on principles of efficiency and cost minimization.
What We Do
Empowering Farmers
Strengthening Agro-Dealer Networks
Our efforts focus on establishing and support the commercialization of food security crops by ensuring that MSMEs operating within agricultural value chains have viable, profitable business models based on demonstrated market demand.
Facilitating Cross-Border Trade
Driving Agricultural Innovation
Our Approach
AGMARK pioneered and promotes the Hub and Spoke Model, which is now widely adopted across Africa as an effective mechanism for delivering improved agricultural inputs, technologies, and market access. This model creates sustainable agricultural ecosystems is to commercialize production of food security crops through the three cardinal pillars:
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The Market Pull Factor
We facilitate upstream and downstream market linkages that create functional, self-sustaining business relationships between, smallholder farmers, input suppliers, off-takers, and financial institutions. Our regional approach strengthens cross-border trade corridors, enabling farmers to access premium markets beyond their national boundaries and Agro-dealers to source quality inputs from regional suppliers. -
Value Chain Competitiveness
We strengthen the efficiency and competitiveness of agricultural value chains (from input supply through production to output marketing) ensuring all actors benefit from improved productivity and market access. -
Business Opportunity Viability
We support the commercialization of food security crops by ensuring that MSMEs operating within agricultural value chains have viable, profitable business models based on demonstrated market demand.
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Major Achievements
- 12,000+ agro-dealers and agri-entrepreneurs trained and supported across East and Southern Africa
- 2.4+ million smallholder farmers served through our networks
- 60-90% technology adoption rates among farmers accessing hybrid seeds and fertilizers (up from 40% in early 2000s)
- Regional trade integration enhanced through improved market linkages between smallholder farmers and formal cross-border grain markets
- Structured grain trade improved through certified agri-entrepreneurs engaging in output marketing across national boundaries
- Enhanced food security through increased productivity and market-responsive production at regional scale
Our Team
Dr. Caleb Wangia
Chairman - Board of Trustees
Allan Mukisira
CEO
Dr. Tedson Nyongesa
Technical Advisor
Sylvester Aura
Project Coordinator
Vallary Adhiambo
M & E Specialist
Jared Omunyole
Accountant
Andrew Obando
IT Support
Stella Ondieki
Admin Assistant
Our Partners
Partner with Us
Join hands with AGMARK to empower farmers, enhance food security, and drive sustainable agricultural development across Africa. Together, we can create lasting impact by bridging gaps in farming technologies, markets, and community growth.