WebEx link: https://worldbankgroup.webex.com/worldbankgroup/j.php?MTID=ma9766a5907fe99bdcad4a497499616dd
Meeting number: 2317 651 7851 Password: M772QtmCjMM
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Nigeria has the largest youth population with 200M under 30 and is home to 47% of the West African population. With the largest mobile market in Sub-Saharan Africa supported by strong mobile broadband infrastructure and connectivity, there is high potential to enhance its agriculture and food system and employment through a robust digital ecosystem. Nigeria has invested in skills and entrepreneurship, stimulating the development of high-growth AgTech companies. Lagos is a vibrant ecosystem of incubators, accelerators, digital start-ups, and investors for digital solutions. Given its large, young, and entrepreneurial population, expanding digital entrepreneurship has the potential to become an engine of economic transformation in Nigeria. The presence of the E-government Master Plan and ICT Road Map lays a foundation for this development.
Digital platforms are at the core of the Nigerian digital economy. Two examples in this webinar illustrate the benefits of their ability to connect ecosystem stakeholders, facilitate digital transactions, exchange information, provide and deliver goods and services and promote employment. Afrimash will present its digital platform that efficiently connects farmers to quality inputs (e.g., poultry, fish, livestock, crops, farm inputs, and farm equipment) from verified suppliers via the Internet and mobile phones across Nigeria’s 36 states. Input sellers list their products digitally for increased farmer access quickly and easily. The sales team and dedicated call canter advise farmers to find what they need and place orders. The recent USSD channel extends this to work on simple feature phones. The local agent network connects farmers to the platform and enables commissions from sales made. Afrimash handles logistics to the farm door. Online training for farmers enables farmers to improve their practices, productivity, and profitability.
Livestock247 highlights its experience bringing all stakeholders in the value chain together: buyers, sellers, ranchers, merchants, veterinary professionals, butcheries/abattoirs, logistical services, and financial service providers. They work inclusively by selecting the most cost-effective, convenient, and healthy livestock for use and consumption through the click of a finger. They have developed a unique traceability system for healthy cattle sales, reducing the risk of zoonoses, and developed meat sales with complete traceability, safety, and structured markets for wholesale and retail consumption. Their aspirations to connect consumers through digital logistics for last-mile access to meat are exciting and highly innovative.
- E-Commerce
- AgTech
- Digital Finance
- Labor Market Integration
- Digital Agriculture
- Data-driven Digital Agriculture
- Digital Technology & Innovation
- Agriculture Data Platform
Calendar » Nigeria’s E-commerce Platforms: Using Data and Digital Tools to Deliver Farm Inputs and Trading Food Commodities
Nigeria’s E-commerce Platforms: Using Data and Digital Tools to Deliver Farm Inputs and Trading Food Commodities
WebEx link: https://worldbankgroup.webex.com/worldbankgroup/j.php?MTID=ma9766a5907fe99bdcad4a497499616dd
Meeting number: 2317 651 7851 Password: M772QtmCjMM
Nigeria has the largest youth population with 200M under 30 and is home to 47% of the West African population. With the largest mobile market in Sub-Saharan Africa supported by strong mobile broadband infrastructure and connectivity, there is high potential to enhance its agriculture and food system and employment through a robust digital ecosystem. Nigeria has invested in skills and entrepreneurship, stimulating the development of high-growth AgTech companies. Lagos is a vibrant ecosystem of incubators, accelerators, digital start-ups, and investors for digital solutions. Given its large, young, and entrepreneurial population, expanding digital entrepreneurship has the potential to become an engine of economic transformation in Nigeria. The presence of the E-government Master Plan and ICT Road Map lays a foundation for this development.
Digital platforms are at the core of the Nigerian digital economy. Two examples in this webinar illustrate the benefits of their ability to connect ecosystem stakeholders, facilitate digital transactions, exchange information, provide and deliver goods and services and promote employment. Afrimash will present its digital platform that efficiently connects farmers to quality inputs (e.g., poultry, fish, livestock, crops, farm inputs, and farm equipment) from verified suppliers via the Internet and mobile phones across Nigeria’s 36 states. Input sellers list their products digitally for increased farmer access quickly and easily. The sales team and dedicated call canter advise farmers to find what they need and place orders. The recent USSD channel extends this to work on simple feature phones. The local agent network connects farmers to the platform and enables commissions from sales made. Afrimash handles logistics to the farm door. Online training for farmers enables farmers to improve their practices, productivity, and profitability.
Livestock247 highlights its experience bringing all stakeholders in the value chain together: buyers, sellers, ranchers, merchants, veterinary professionals, butcheries/abattoirs, logistical services, and financial service providers. They work inclusively by selecting the most cost-effective, convenient, and healthy livestock for use and consumption through the click of a finger. They have developed a unique traceability system for healthy cattle sales, reducing the risk of zoonoses, and developed meat sales with complete traceability, safety, and structured markets for wholesale and retail consumption. Their aspirations to connect consumers through digital logistics for last-mile access to meat are exciting and highly innovative.