fintechs in agriculture

For starters, tell us about Emata Uganda. What is it about? Emata is a Ugandan fintech and licensed micro-finance institution. The company leverages technology and partnerships with agricultural cooperatives to offer farmers affordable, digital financing. In place of collateral requirements, the company creates alternative credit scores based on data points like a farmer’s delivery history. Emata encourages farmers to grow their farms into a business and invest in a productive future. We are disrupting the USD240 billion farmer financing opportunity in Africa. Globally, smallholder farmers struggle with financial exclusion. However, nowhere is the funding gap as big as in Africa:…