Why we invested

AV Ventures invested in Agro Innova through a blended finance structure that combined growth capital with technical assistance. The goal of the investment was to enable the company to scale its suite of digital agriculture solutions, which include the FBS Innova farm management platform and AkokoMarket, an online marketplace for poultry farmers. Across Ghana, smallholder farmers often struggle to access timely market information, reliable buyers, and quality agricultural inputs. These challenges are particularly acute for women and young farmers, who face additional barriers to finance and market entry.

Agro Innova’s technology addresses these challenges by providing tools for farm recordkeeping, market access, and product traceability. These innovations improve farm profitability, reduce post-harvest losses, and create more transparent supply chains. The investment is consistent with AV Ventures Ghana Fund’s mission to back agritech ventures that strengthen smallholder resilience, enhance value chain efficiency, and promote inclusive growth. Within the fund’s portfolio, Agro Innova plays a complementary role to regenerative agriculture enterprises such as WARC, ensuring that data-driven management and market integration work hand in hand with sustainable farming practices to deliver long-term agricultural transformation.

Company Description:
Agro Innova is a Ghanaian agritech firm offering mobile and web-based platforms that empower farmers to improve production planning, financial tracking, input access, and marketing. Its flagship tools—FBS Innova (farm management), AkokoMarket (poultry e-commerce), and InnovaSync (farmer ID system)—serve thousands of farmers, many of them women and youth. With AV Ventures’ investment, the company scaled its user base, enhanced data capabilities, and expanded its footprint into additional regions of Ghana and West Africa, helping build a more connected, data-driven agricultural economy.