How to grow your payments app with cassava and garri processors
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
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Cassava is a staple food for hundreds of millions of people, and much of it is processed by small businesses and women's groups. They buy fresh roots from nearby farmers, peel, grate, press and roast or dry them, and sell garri, fufu, flour or starch by the bag or bowl to traders, shops and market sellers. Almost every step is paid in cash, from farmers to workers to buyers. A payments app that lets processors pay farmers from a phone, take deposits for orders and get paid by traders can win these businesses, and every farmer and buyer they deal with sees your app.
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Pay farmers without carrying cash
Letting processors pay farmers by phone when the roots arrive means less cash on hand and a clear record of every load bought.
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Take deposits for bulk orders
A payment link for a deposit on bags of garri or flour confirms the order and gives the processor money to buy more roots.
Grow through farmers and traders
Each processor buys from many farmers and sells to many traders. When the processor pays and gets paid through your app, both sides see it working.
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Questions people ask
What about crop buyers?
The crop buyers and produce aggregators guide covers buying maize, beans, coffee, cocoa and other crops from many small farmers and selling them on in bulk.
Crop buyers and produce aggregators →What about grain mills?
The grain mills and flour millers guide covers grinding grain for households and selling flour to shops and bakeries, mostly for small cash payments.
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