Case study 09 · Agricultural value-chain digitisation
Digitising Milk and Irish Potato Value Chains in Rwanda
- Client profile
- Rwandan agricultural value-chain stakeholders
- Sector
- Software and Digital Platforms
- Markets
- Rwanda
01 — The challenge
Milk and Irish potatoes are important to Rwandan farm incomes, yet much of the information on production, collection, quality and sales has been recorded on paper or not at all, making it hard for farmers, cooperatives and buyers to plan and coordinate.
02 — Bifata’s role
Bifata was involved in work to digitise the milk and Irish potato value chains in Rwanda, bringing digital tools to the recording and flow of information between producers, collection points, aggregators and buyers.
03 — The opportunity
Reliable digital records can support traceability, fairer and faster transactions, access to finance and insurance for farmers, and better planning across the value chain.
04 — Relevance to clients
Agritech, logistics, fintech and insurance companies can draw on Bifata's practical experience of how agricultural value chains operate in Rwanda when designing products and partnerships for African agriculture.
Agriculture employs a large share of Rwanda's population, and dairy and Irish potatoes are among the value chains most closely tied to household incomes in many districts. Digitising how these value chains record and share information is a practical step towards a more transparent and efficient agricultural economy.
This case study describes Bifata’s experience and role. It does not imply endorsement by, or a current partnership with, any organisation mentioned.
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