GROWSEL

Growsel is an award-winning nonprofit agricultural crowdfunding organization that connects underserved Base of the Pyramid smallholder farmers with lenders around the world to alleviate poverty. A nonprofit agricultural technology organisation connecting under financed smallholder farmers with lenders through crowdfunding to alleviate poverty Founded in 2017, Growsel has vigorously pursued its mission of "changing lives and creating opportunities" for financially excluded smallholder farmers... who cannot reconcile their economic realities with the enormous potentials in their local communities, thereby helping them upscale their subsistence agriculture, a feat which saw it win the 2018 Visa Everywhere Initiative Award for Financial Inclusion and The Problem There are estimated 500 million smallholder farming households globally, (representing 2 billion people) relying to various degrees on subsistence agricultural production for their livelihoods. This group represents the largest proportion of the world's poor living on less than $2 a day. The solution An agricultural crowdfunding platform that connects underserved Base of the Pyramid smallholder farmers in developing economies with lenders around the world to alleviate poverty. Mission Statement Passionately using technology and peer-to-peer micro-lending towards changing lives and creating opportunities for financially excluded and underserved Base of the Pyramid smallholder farmers across developing world. Our Vision Alleviate poverty with small seeds, big impact Our Our Mission Changing lives, creating opportunities Global Award & Recognition Sub-Saharan African Financial Inclusion Award by Visa Everywhere Initiative Farmers Life Changer Award by Joint Farmers Community Initiative NetSuite Social Impact Software Donation for Growing Social Enterprises by Oracle Lend as little as $20 to to alleviate poverty today. Visit www.growsel.org to learn more Remember its alway small seeds, big impact!