Guides and Insights for Connected Agriculture
AgricTrail® Resources is the knowledge centre for farmers, cooperatives, agribusinesses, governments, NGOs, financial institutions, investors and partners working to build a more connected agricultural ecosystem.
Today this means two online guides and our articles. There are no downloadable files yet; new guides will appear here when they are written.
Featured AgricTrail Resources
Farm Classification Guide
How AgricTrail groups farms into Subsistence, Small Scale, Medium Scale and Large Scale.
Agribusiness Classification Guide
The tiers AgricTrail uses for agribusiness partners, from local input suppliers to large off-takers.
Insights and Product Updates
Articles from the AgricTrail team on platform development, cooperatives, Trade Centres, finance readiness and traceability.
Why AgricTrail Is Building Africa’s Agricultural Operating System
An overview of the vision behind AgricTrail and why African agriculture needs connected infrastructure.
From FarmMate to Finance: Why Farm Data Matters
How structured farm data can improve farmer visibility and support financial inclusion.
Why Cooperatives Are the Backbone of Africa’s Food System
A look at the role of cooperatives in aggregation, finance, market access and farmer inclusion.
How AgricTrail Trade Centres Will Connect Farmers to Markets
The planned digital and physical hub model behind AgricTrail Trade Centres.
How Digital Traceability Can Improve African Food Trade
How QR traceability, batch records and supply-chain visibility can improve trust in African food systems.
Why Agriculture Needs Both Digital Platforms and Physical Hubs
Why connected agriculture needs local service points as well as software.