Revolutionizing Africa's Agricultural Trade
Next Harvest Africa is a digital supply chain and trade orchestration platform purpose-built for African agri-commodities. Rather than simply connecting buyers and sellers, we digitize the entire commodity trading journey from sourcing and verification, through financing and logistics, to final settlement.
Our goal is to unlock Africa's agricultural potential with one connected ecosystem where farmers, traders, exporters, processors, financial institutions, logistics companies, and global buyers transact through a single intelligent platform rather than a patchwork of phone calls, spreadsheets, and brokers.
Our goal is to unlock Africa's agricultural potential with one connected ecosystem where farmers, traders, exporters, processors, financial institutions, logistics companies, and global buyers transact through a single intelligent platform rather than a patchwork of phone calls, spreadsheets, and brokers.
Our Story
Born from Africa’s Trade Gaps
Agriculture is Africa’s backbone, yet agricultural trade across the continent remains fragmented, informal, and inefficient. Farmers struggle to find reliable buyers, traders face inconsistent supply, financing remains largely inaccessible, logistics are complex, and cross-border payments are slow and expensive.
We saw an opportunity to change that. By combining digital innovation with Africa’s entrepreneurial spirit, we created Next Harvest Africa – a platform designed to make buying, selling, financing, and moving agricultural commodities across Africa as seamless as sending an email.
What We Stand For
- Transparency: Every trade on our platform is visible, verified, and accountable ensuring farmers and buyers can transact with confidence.
- Inclusivity: We provide access to markets for smallholders, women, youth, and agri-entrepreneurs, leveling the playing field across Africa’s agricultural ecosystem.
- Innovation: We leverage digital tools and mobile networks to simplify trading, reduce costs, and create scalable solutions for Africa’s fragmented markets.
- Sustainability: Our platform promotes efficient supply chains, reduces waste, and strengthens long-term food security for communities and nations.
- Growth & Impact: By connecting farmers to broader markets, we enable higher earnings, entrepreneurship, and stronger regional trade networks.
- Digital: We believe the future of African trade is digital, transparent, inclusive, borderless, efficient, and financially connected and we're building the infrastructure to make that real.
Our Team
Thomas Birgen
Chairman & CEO
O'Brien Nyamor
Director & Chief Operations
Jeanauguste Desire
Director & Chief Technical
Clay Odari
Head of Legal
