trellyz Agri-Network

trellyz

trellyz Agri-Network

A digital coordination platform linking Nigerian farmers, buyers, and logistics for inclusive, resilient farm product distribution.

Palo Alto, CA, USA

USA

For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models

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Smallholder farmers in Nigeria—who produce over 80% of the country’s food—face systemic barriers to accessing markets, logistics, and fair pricing. Despite the rise of digital agriculture tools, solutions remain fragmented, one-directional, or inaccessible to women and rural communities. Up to 40% of farm produce in Nigeria is lost post-harvest, largely due to poor coordination and logistics infrastructure. Farmers often sell at a loss or are excluded from formal markets altogether. The lack of an integrated digital platform that connects farmers with buyers, logistics providers, and services undermines the resilience of agricultural supply chains—especially in the face of climate change and economic volatility. Globally, over two billion people work in informal economies like smallholder farming, and 1.4 billion remain unbanked, many of them women. Without tools to coordinate, collaborate, and transact securely, these farmers remain economically vulnerable. Our solution addresses this by providing a real-time, many-to-many coordination platform that ensures farmers—including women—can access markets, move goods efficiently, and build financial resilience through visibility, trust, and inclusion.

Our solution is a real-time digital coordination platform that connects Nigerian farmers with buyers, logistics providers, and support services through a many-to-many supply chain model. Unlike traditional agricultural apps that offer one-directional services—like weather alerts or price listings—our platform acts as a coordination layer, enabling farmers, buyers, and transporters to collaborate in real time. They can plan harvests, align delivery schedules, and respond to disruptions or demand shifts—creating a more inclusive, responsive food system. Each actor has a secure, role-based interface to share and access real-time data about supply, demand, transportation, and pricing. It functions like a “supply chain control tower,” offering visibility and analytics for better decisions and market access. The platform benefits not just producers and buyers, but also government agencies, aid groups, and financial institutions by providing a shared picture of agricultural flows. This supports coordination for food security, rural development, and climate resilience. Built with cloud-based infrastructure and an integrated mobile app, it works offline and supports low-bandwidth environments. It integrates with SMS, APIs, and geospatial mapping, and is modular enough to connect to existing tools. We are working with Kilsah Consulting to ensure inclusive rollout for smallholder farmers—especially women.

Our solution serves smallholder farmers in Nigeria, particularly those in rural areas with limited access to markets, services, and infrastructure. These farmers—many of them women—form the backbone of Nigeria’s food system but remain economically marginalized. They face post-harvest losses, low prices due to market fragmentation, and exclusion from credit, logistics, and fair trade networks. Women are especially underserved. Despite playing key roles in food production and local trade, they are often left out of digital initiatives due to lower mobile access, limited formal education, and structural gender inequities. Our partnership with Kilsah Consulting ensures these barriers are addressed through community-informed design and outreach. The platform directly improves lives by enabling farmers to access markets, receive fairer pricing, schedule transport, and build financial histories. By connecting them with cooperatives, buyers, processors, and services, it reduces spoilage and increases income stability. The solution also indirectly benefits rural communities by improving food distribution, strengthening local economies, and creating opportunities for women and youth in logistics, aggregation, and retail. Ultimately, it transforms fragmented systems into inclusive, resilient agricultural networks.