Caribbean Agriculture Research

Team Name Question:Market Access/Entry & Penetration

How can farmers and buyers have easier, real-time and more effective way to inter-connect share information sell and buy agricultural products?How can logistics /distribution be better streamlined?How can timely access to accurate and current market trends be favored .

AgriHack Talent Caribbean

CHALLENGES FARMERS FACE

Capital Land Access Apprenticeship Local Partnerships

78%68%

74%

55%

40%

70%

40%49%

Report findings

Also Weather like drought or soil erosionSoil qualityHigh cost for equipment and fertilizer

Solutions for the farmersBusiness ModelKey Activities

A website and an app for farmers, Organic farmers and buyers was created

the farmers signing up would input info like the area , size of Land and the primary crops that plant

In the Forum farmers can share with each other what fertilizer to use, what crops and methods are better to manage the soil based on the area where they are planting and seasons affect the soil in that area.

Information from studies that were done by international and regional agriculture organizations to add to the soil management and crop management info that is given in the forum This way u will both have verified and tested general info for the farmers and specific info that pertains to the specific area

Logo

Website name is :freshstartfarming.wordpress.com

Business Model

Key Resources A website, human resources to do inventory and cataloguing Info from studies done and soil samples and access to weather info from some meteorological site or entity

Channels Internet television and radio to advertise initial start up of the website

Cost structure

cost of setting up website, inventory, soil quality, cost of fertilizer and seeds for crops

Revenue stream

monthly fee

a pick up and delivery system

Farming Equipment will be sold on the website

Bar code

Business Model

Business Model

Value Proposition Affordable and Availability

Key Partners Ministry of Agriculture LIME Digicel Republic of China Taiwanese

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