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Crop Accelerator

Crop Accelerator is an investment-driven, capacity-building platform that connects food and agricultural companies, agricultural technology innovators, and investors to unlock growth across the agrifood sector.

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Our mission 

Our mission is to build stronger, data-ready agrifood systems, validate and scale agricultural technologies, and provide investors with transparent, verifiable information — reducing risk, accelerating decisions, and enabling capital to flow where it matters most.

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What w do

We offer a comprehensive set of services to agricultural companies, investors, and ecosystem partners:

For FOOD & AGRI COMPANIES

  • Capital Raising Support
  • Business Development
  • Sustainability Strategy
  • Operations & Performance Improvement
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For Agri-Tech Companies

  • Field Testing & Validation

  • Market Entry & Scaling

  • Visibility & Integration
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For Investors

  • Pipeline & Sourcing

  • Risk & Impact Management
  • Transaction Support
  • Post-Investment Monitoring
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Be part of a thriving network driving agricultural innovation and investment in emerging markets.

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 Discover high-potential Agri-SMEs and impact-driven investment opportunities.

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The Role of Agri-SMEs in the Food Value Chain

Small family farms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the majority of enterprises in the agri-food sector in many developing countries.

These enterprises can contribute to eradicating poverty (SDG 1), achieving food and nutrition security (SDG 2), promoting inclusive growth (SDG 8), protecting water, land and biodiversity (SDG 15), and achieving climate action (SDGs 13).

Yet most lack the financing they need to reach their potential. Globally, the annual demand for agri-SME finance is estimated at USD 160 billion, while formal institutions supply just USD 54 billion, leaving a USD 106 billion gap.

Food Security & Economic Growth

Agri-SMEs play a critical role in improving food production, reducing post-harvest losses, and driving rural economic development. Limited funding restricts their ability to scale, invest in technology, and enhance productivity.

Resilience

Without sufficient financial support, Agri-SMEs struggle to adapt to climate change, supply chain disruptions, and market fluctuations. Access to finance strengthens their ability to innovate, diversify, and withstand external shocks.

Job Creation & Livelihoods

Agri-SMEs generate employment for millions, particularly in rural areas. The financial gap limits their capacity to expand operations, support smallholder farmers, and create sustainable income opportunities.

The Agri-Tech Deployment Challenge

Today, 70% of agricultural technology solutions never reach operational deployment.
Not because innovation is lacking, but because the systems around them are not yet ready:
they lack connection to real agri-SMEs, access to reliable ground data, credible validation of results, and the trusted finance networks needed to scale.

Agricultural technology has the potential to transform food systems and contribute directly to global development goals — from productivity and food security (SDG 2), to decent work and economic growth (SDG 8), climate action (SDG 13), and the sustainable management of land and ecosystems (SDG 15).

Yet most innovations fail to pass from the pilot stage to commercially viable, scalable adoption.
This disconnect slows progress and limits the benefits technology can bring to farmers, SMEs, markets, and the environment.

Lack of Reliable Field Data

Without high-quality, ground-proofed data, technology providers cannot demonstrate real performance, cost savings, or environmental impact. Investors and farmers struggle to justify adoption without verifiable evidence.

Limited Connection to Agri-SMEs

Most solutions are developed far from the realities of daily operations. When technology is not tested with real users, in real supply chains, it rarely achieves product-market fit.

Fragmented Trust & Visibility

Investors hesitating to fund agri-tech pilots cite low transparency, lack of traceability, and unverified claims as major barriers. Without a trusted system for validation, capital remains on the sidelines.

High Costs of Market Entry

Scaling into developing markets requires distribution networks, training, onboarding, and after-sales support — costs many early-stage innovators cannot absorb alone.

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