Blind planting
Farmers produce without advance signals from hotels, institutions, or retailers — leading to surplus or the wrong mix of crops.
Phase 1 live
Sub-Saharan Africa · Developed in Mauritius
Better coordination between farmers and buyers across Africa.
LakazAgri Phase 1 is a simple Android app for Sub-Saharan agri systems: smallholders post what they have available — hotels, markets, traders, and institutions post what they will need. Plan ahead. Reduce waste. Build reliable local and regional food supply chains.
- Offline-first Built for rural connectivity
- Two roles Farmer & buyer flows
- Africa-ready Districts, villages, local markets
Farmers post availability
Buyers post demand ahead
Built for Sub-Saharan agri-food systems
- Smallholder farmers
- Agricultural cooperatives
- Hotels & resorts
- Markets & retailers
- Traders & aggregators
- Institutions & programmes
The problem
Production and demand rarely meet in time.
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, smallholders often plant without clear visibility of what buyers will need. Hotels, markets, and institutions struggle with inconsistent local supply. The result is post-harvest waste, unstable farmer incomes, and missed opportunities for domestic and regional food systems.
Unpredictable supply
Buyers face last-minute shortages, variable quality, and heavy reliance on intermediaries with little planning data.
No shared view
There is limited coordination between production and market demand — and almost no aggregated data for local planning.
Phase 1 solution
One app. Two roles. Clear signals both ways.
Phase 1 focuses on the foundation for African value chains: register as a farmer or buyer, post availability or demand, and browse what the market needs — all on a mobile-first, offline-capable Android app designed for rural conditions.
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Choose your role
Open LakazAgri and select I am a Farmer or I am a Buyer. You can change roles later in settings.
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Create a simple profile
Register with full name, phone number, location (district/village/region), and optional organisation or farm name. Privacy-first by design.
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Post availability or demand
Farmers share crop, quantity, location, and date available. Buyers post product needed, quantity, deadline, and preferred area or market.
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Browse & plan ahead
See current market demand, align planting and procurement, and reduce the guesswork that creates waste and empty shelves.
What’s in Phase 1
Everything you need to start coordinating supply and demand.
Post what you have. See what buyers need.
- Register as a farmer with location and farm details
- Post product availability with quantity and date
- Browse current buyer demands in your area
- Optional notes for quality, varieties, or logistics
- Works with limited connectivity (offline-first design)
Signal demand early. Secure reliable local supply.
- Register as a hotel, market, restaurant, trader, or institution
- Post advance demand with needed-by dates
- Specify preferred areas and special requirements
- Give farmers a clear planning signal weeks ahead
- Support food security and strengthen local sourcing
Mobile-first Android
Designed for phones farmers and buyers already use — install the Phase 1 APK and start in minutes.
Role-based experience
Dedicated farmer and buyer paths so each user only sees what they need to act on today.
Local market context
Districts, villages, and regional market language baked into registration and posting — adaptable across African markets.
Respects real relationships
Supports existing trusted links between growers, coops, aggregators, and buyers — does not force anonymous marketplace trading.
Inside the app
Phase 1 screens — ready to pilot.
From role selection to posting and browsing, the foundation is built and tested for early users.
Why Phase 1 matters
Small signals. Big impact on waste and planning.
Phase 1 does not try to replace every intermediary or certify every crate. It solves the first bottleneck: visibility. When buyers say what they need and farmers show what they have, both sides can plan — and local and regional food systems across Sub-Saharan Africa get stronger.
- Plan ahead Advance demand signals for hotels, markets, traders and institutions
- Cut waste Less surplus planting and fewer last-minute procurement surprises
- Local first Supports food security and stronger domestic and regional sourcing
- Pilot-ready Baseline backend, core flows, and APK for early testers across the region
Product roadmap
Phase 1 is the foundation. More layers follow.
We are shipping deliberately: prove coordination first, then add matching, transparency, and verified trust.
Phase 1
Available now
Foundation
- Farmer & buyer registration
- Post availability & demand
- Browse current demands
- Baseline backend & core dashboards
- Limited user testing complete
Phase 2
Next
Matching & connection
- Smarter match of supply to demand
- Onboarding for coops & buyer groups
- Permissioned sponsor-owned data options
Phase 3+
Planned
Transparency & trust
- Traceability & QR batch history
- Climate & quality credentials
- Auditor / lab workflows
- Planning intelligence for institutions
Get Phase 1
Install LakazAgri Phase 1 on Android
Download the pilot APK, register as a farmer or buyer, and start posting. Ideal for early testers, cooperatives, hotels, markets, and programme partners across Sub-Saharan Africa who want to trial coordination in the field.
Download Phase 1 APK
Android · Phase 1 v1.0 · Install from unknown sources may be required for pilot builds
Quick install
- Download the APK on your Android phone
- Allow install from this source if prompted
- Open LakazAgri and choose Farmer or Buyer
- Register and post your first availability or demand
Join the pilot
Pilot with us across Sub-Saharan agri systems.
We are inviting growers, cooperatives, buyers, and partners across the region to try LakazAgri Phase 1 in real conditions. Developed and first piloted from Mauritius — designed to scale wherever farmers and buyers need clearer signals. Tell us who you are and how you’d like to get involved.
- Farmers & coops
- Hotels & resorts
- Markets & retailers
- Traders & institutions
- NGOs · donors · agri programmes
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