Sell before you produce.
Connect farmers with buyers before planting. Si-Tcha AI brings market coordination, agronomic intelligence, and SMS advice together so cooperatives can plan production around demand and reduce the uncertainty of selling after harvest.Connect farmers, buyers and agronomists before planting, with advice accessible by SMS.
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Rooted in real farming communities.
Si-Tcha AI’s functioning pilot serves five selected Common Initiative Groups (GICs) in Cameroon’s Highlands. The focus is practical: coordinate potato and market garden production, connect growers with demand, and make useful advice accessible beyond the internet.A Cameroon Highlands pilot connecting farming groups, crop planning and buyers.
5 selected GICs
5 selected GICs
A focused cooperative pilot to test and refine the model with farming groups.
Cameroon’s Highlands
Cameroon’s Highlands
A local starting point for learning how market coordination and rural access work together.
Potatoes & market garden produce
Potatoes & market garden produce
An initial focus on crops where production planning and timely market access matter.
Start with a market. Support every growing decision.
Growing without a buyer exposes farmers to uncertain prices and unsold harvests. Si-Tcha brings farmers, buyers, and agronomists into one coordinated process: align demand before planting, support production with data, and help informal groups build the legal structure to access formal markets.Align buyer demand, field advice and support for farming groups.
Plan around buyer demand
Plan around buyer demand
Connect crop requirements with cooperative production plans and work toward purchase commitments before planting.
Reach farmers by SMS
Reach farmers by SMS
Deliver essential weather and agronomic advice to basic phones, without requiring mobile internet to receive it.
Turn data into field decisions
Turn data into field decisions
Combine satellite imagery and predictive models to inform crop monitoring, weather alerts, and market decisions.
Build stronger cooperatives
Build stronger cooperatives
Help informal farming groups register as GICs and become better positioned to apply for subsidies, credit, and supply contracts.
Better coordination. Shared opportunity.
For farmers & GICs
Grow with a clearer route to market.
For farmers & GICs
Grow with a clearer route to market.
Bring your group’s production plans closer to real buyer needs. Receive practical advice by SMS and get support to formalize your cooperative—so you can approach markets and funding programs on stronger terms.
Connect your farming group →For buyers & wholesalers
Plan supply before the harvest.
For buyers & wholesalers
Plan supply before the harvest.
Engage organized farming groups earlier. Align crop needs, expected volumes, and timing before planting, with the aim of building more predictable sourcing relationships.
Discuss your sourcing needs →For agronomists
Bring expertise closer to the field.
For agronomists
Bring expertise closer to the field.
Combine your local knowledge with satellite and predictive insights to guide crop monitoring and timely advice. Help turn complex data into decisions farmers can act on.
Explore agronomic collaboration →Invest in agriculture.
Start with the market.
Connect buyer demand, agronomic advice and farming groups. Help us bring a service built for rural realities to the field.
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Market access
Connect buyers and farmers before planting.
Rural access
Rural access
Combine satellite insights and advice by SMS.
Next steps
Next steps
Develop the app, buyer partnerships and GIC support.
Measurable impact
Measurable impact
Track sales, farmer margins and post-harvest losses.
The partnerships behind every growing season.
From mentorship and farmer communication to payments and access to funding programs, our partners help connect production with markets and stronger cooperative finances.Mentorship, payments, public programs and SMS: complementary expertise.
Support & mentorship
AU CIEFFA / AU GO-GAL
Support & mentorship
AU CIEFFA / AU GO-GAL
Support and mentorship helping Si-Tcha develop its approach, build strategic connections, and prepare for its next stage of growth.
Financial & payments partner
AfribaPay
Financial & payments partner
AfribaPay
Payment APIs covering 16 African countries enable farmers to receive harvest proceeds directly through the app and pay for seeds, agricultural inputs, and production machinery. The integration supports clear bookkeeping and helps cooperative groups manage and redistribute funds.
Strategic & institutional partner
MINADER
Strategic & institutional partner
MINADER
Cameroon’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development helps GICs navigate the administrative procedures needed to access funding and grants through agricultural programs and projects that support farmers and advance the sector.
SMS delivery partner
LeTexto
SMS delivery partner
LeTexto
SMS routing supports the delivery of agronomic insights and alerts to farmers on basic mobile phones, helping useful information reach rural communities without mobile internet.
Let’s turn demand into opportunity.
Represent a farming group? Need a dependable crop supply? Bring agronomic expertise or investment capital? Tell us where you fit, and let’s discuss the next step.Farmer, buyer, agronomist or investor? Let’s talk.
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Internet access should not determine who gets useful farming advice. SMS delivery helps reach rural farmers on the phones they already use.