Bfarm-Tech is a digital mechanization company in Ethiopia that was officially launched in 2020. It provides rental mechanization services to smallholder farmers and connects them to service providers through a mobile app, call center, and SMS technologies. The company aims to address the inefficient and expensive agricultural mechanization services in Ethiopia by building a digital platform. In its first year, Bfarm-Tech generated $111,900 in revenue and created 20 jobs. It has raised a total of $38,000 in funds so far from various foundations and grants. Bfarm-Tech is seeking an additional $50,000 to further develop its fleet management software, launch its mobile app, set up a call center, and cover operational costs

1. Corporate Finance Institute®
Bfarm-Tech
‘'Making Mechanization Services
Accessible in Ethiopia “
Who we Are
• Digital Mechanization Company
• Officially Launched in 2020
• Providing Rental Mechanization Services
• Building Digital Platform
• Generated US$111,900 in Revenue
• Created 20 jobs

2. Agricultural Mechanization Problem in Ethiopia
ThePROBLEM
 The level Mechanization Service in Ethiopia < 15%
 Postharvest Loss-30 to 50 %
 Lack of Skilled Mechanization Operators
 Government Encouraging Agricultural Mechanization Sector
 Allowed Tax-free Imports for Agricultural Machinery – 2019
 Mechanization Services is growing
 Service Providers Lack of Coordination and Poor Market Linkage (Idle)
 Agricultural Mechanization Service in Ethiopia -Inefficient, Expensive and Delayed

3. Bfarm-Tech SOLUTION
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’Making Mechanization ServicesAccessible in Ethiopia “
Feature III
 Good customershandling
 Networking
Feature I
 Providing Mobile app and
CallCenter technology
 Providing qualityservice
Feature II of the solution
 PromotionandAwareness creation
 Creating partnership Various
stakeholders
Bfarm-Tech is building a digital platform that connects
smallholder farmers to agricultural mechanization service
providers in Ethiopia via mobile app, Call center and SMS
technologies

4. 4
4.6M HHsin Ethiopia, 50%
2.3M HHs lack
mechanization Services
42.3% 1.95M HHs
are smallholder
farmers
Bfarm-Tech plan to generate
USD 66,830 from operators
training, Installation of GPS
and Subscription
50%/2.3M HHs lacks mechanization
Services
2.3%/1.95M HHssmall holder farmers
10%/195,000 HHs Small holder farmers 360
Operators & Service providers
TAM = Total Available Market
Industrial
Wastewater
FUTUREMARKET SEGMENTS: Farmers and Service providers in all Regions
CURRENT MARKET SEGMENTS: Farmers and Service providers in
al
Mining Municip Hotel School
Market OPPORTUNITY
SOM = Serviceable ObtainableMarket
TAM = $110,000,000
SAM =$660,834 SAM = ServiceableAvailable Market
SOM =$66,830

5. Fundraising & Use of Funds
Ask
50,000 USD fund to scale up our Startup
1. 20,000 USD for Fleet Management Software
Development and Management
2. 10,000USD for mobile app Testing and
Launching
3. 10,000 USD for Call center Development &
Hireing operators
4. We need 10, 000 USD to cover our major
business operational costs
$5000 TEF Grants Thresher $ 9,000 Mobile app $12,000
Fundraising
Bfarm-Tech has raised a total of 38,000 USD Fund yet
 5,000USD from The Tony Elumelu Foundation in 2019
 3,000 USD from MasterCard Foundationin 2021
 22,000 USD from GIZ Sequa JSA 2022
 5,000USD from UNDP –MiNT IEA 2022
 3,000 USD from Agritech Symposium -ITC (NTF-V) 2023

6. Corporate Finance Institute®
Bfarm-Tech Team
Binyam Daniel
ICT Director (B.Sc.
In Software
Engineering)
FasikaAfework
Technology Director
(M.Sc. In Mechanical
Engineering )
Begashaw Meberate
CEO & Founder
TEF Hub Lead for Ethiopia
(M.Sc. in Rural
Development Management)
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
African Proverb

7. Corporate Finance Institute®
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