Creating linkages in agriculture to improve farmer incomes, with Maria Biswalo from Ninayo

A big issue in Tanzania, and indeed the rest of East Africa, is connecting agriculture buyers and sellers.

The fact that produce goes bad because it can’t find a buyer is a real problem
in terms of the incomes that farmers can receive.

Ninayo is a marketplace where farmers can list their produce, giving buyers a place to search for goods.

Maria and I discuss how the marketplace is being built, the plans for making revenue and how they are using Facebook to their advantage.

We were in a cafe and so at some point you can hear people in the background. We’ve done our best to edit this out, but apologies if you find it distracting.

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https://theeastafricabusinesspodcast.com/2017/03/08/agriculture-marketplaces-building-a-platform-for-farmer-produce-in-tanzania-with-maria-biswalo-from-ninayo/