Cycle Connect
Increase income for East African smallholder farmers through productive asset financing and training.
Description
Cycle Connect is committed to connecting last mile customers with opportunities to invest in their dreams. Our specific focus and passion is on elevating smallholder farmers in East Africa.
Cycle Connect is delivering the products and services to rural farmers to unlock potentials and propel rural livelihoods forward. To catalyze farmers to realize their potential, Cycle Connect offers asset financing directly to the BoP-- focusing on the truly last mile smallholder farmers. Our portfolio includes productive assets throughout the value chain, including on products for tilling, refining, market access, and post-harvest storage.
To date, Cycle Connect has disbursed over 12,000 loans that increase income by over 30%-100% for our farming customers. Cycle Connect’s portfolio and product offerings are rapidly growing as it adds new income-generating agricultural assets each quarter. Above all else, Cycle Connect is dedicated to serving farmers who are financially excluded and moving them out of extreme poverty.