Description sommaire du projet ( 1000 mots max ) What is efarm.cm ?
eFarm.CM is your all-round eCommerce and Value Chain Partner in agribusiness. Our Vision is opportune 500,000 Cameroonians and 5 000 000 Africans agro-pastoral dealers to transact their produces online. We planned to be in other African countries, eFarm.cm offers the following:
# - We avail an eCommerce platform to showcase solely agro-pastoral produces from Cameroon and Africa and sell to buyers worldwide. Our goal is to provide farmers, communities and agro-pastoral dealers in Cameroon and Africa the opportunity to market their farm produces online and reach consumers worldwide while creating a real added value to the agricultural arena. This marketplace offer flexible Payment Options available to producers and consumers like Mobile payments(MTN and ORANGE mobile Money), Bankcards, PayPal, cash on delivery, etc. Futterwave payment gateway has also been integrated in our platform to ease payment for buyers out of Cameroon using bankcards, and their local payment gateways. Also, four pricing mechanisms(Fixed, Best, Promotion and Auction) are available for the producers to price their consumers. There is a 24/7 support offer to clients. efarm.cm platform is available on web via https://efarm.cm and via mobile app on google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bee_studio.efarm
# - We provide technical and logistics(National and International) supports to producers in production, harvest and post-harvest management in hard-to-reach farming communities;
# - We produce, buy, preserve, and sell produces to ensure a reliable and consistent supplies.(eFarm.cm have a animal farm(1000m2) outskirt of Douala with incubators, poultry, snails, fish farming and piggery)
# - eFarm.cm academy for training and practicing in agriculture.
4 Key Approaches of eFarm.cm
1 - Reliable Access to quality information to Agro-pastoral Dealers and Users
Marketing Information and opportunities can contribute towards the growth of small and medium size farmers. with eFarm.cm, small and medium size farmers are informed about online market opportunities to enable them increase sales. Also with this information, efarm.cm ensuring available and reliable production and demand of agro-pastoral produces.
2 - Provide Technical Support to Agro-pastoral Dealers and Users.
With eCommerce knowledge, agro-pastoral dealers can understand advantages in selling online. with eFarm.cm, small and medium size farmers are trained about eCommerce and how to sell over eFarm.cm platform
3 - Provide logistics support to agro-pastoral producers
eFarm.CM provides this support in production, harvest and post-harvest management in hard-to-reach farming communities with our field agents and partnered logistics agencies.
4 - Listing/Buying of farm produces over our platform
Listing and buying online via eFarm.cm improve the economy thus adding value to agro-pastoral produces and profit level to these producers. with eFarm.cm, farmers list products for FREE and users buy with no extra charges depending the payment methods selected.
How eFarm.cm Marketplace Works
Farmers and Users with NO internet Access
1. Farmers send SMS with basic details of farm produce for sales
2. eFarm.cm customer care call the farmer or user to collect full details of farm products and list the products online.
3. Listed products are sold, SMS sent to inform farmer about the sales. Products are picked up or delivered.
Farmers and Users with Internet Access
1. Farmer go to web or mobile and access https://efarm.cm or eFarm.cm mobile app.
2. Register, Login and list his/her products for sales.
3. Farm products are sold, SMS and Email alerts sent. Farm products picked up or delivered.
NO NEED FOR THE FARMERs TO GO TO THE MARKET