ROOTBRIDGE

A TREE-TY COMPANY

Rooting Farmers.

Bridging Markets.

We connect smallholder farmers to premium markets — turning subsistence into prosperity.

Kenyan farmer in field

3x

Income Uplift

Busia County, Kenya

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Smallholder farmers in Kenya

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Of Kenya's food grown by smallholders

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Post-harvest losses — no market access

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Income uplift with market linkage

Sources: KNBS, FAO 2023

TRANSFORM

THE PROBLEM

Farmers Trapped in Poverty

Smallholder farmers in Kenya produce over 70% of the country's food, yet remain among its most economically marginalised people.

Without market linkages, their harvests rot. Without training, they grow low-value crops. Without income, they cannot invest in their farms.

Young people — Gen-Z and Millennials — are increasingly disconnected from agriculture.

OUR SOLUTION

RootBridge Changes That

RootBridge identifies, trains, and organises smallholder farmers around premium, high-demand crops — then creates the market linkages that make their work profitable.

Guaranteed buyers before farmers plant
Premium crop selection backed by market data
Technology infrastructure via Tree-ty
Commercially sustainable model
GROW

WHAT WE GROW

Premium Crops,

Premium Returns

Bird's Eye Chillies
ACTIVE

Bird's Eye Chillies

Ksh 200–400/kg

EU export demand • High-value spice with strong processor demand

Orange Sweet Potato
ACTIVE

Orange Sweet Potato

Ksh 30–60/kg

Vitamin A-rich • 6 harvests/year • School feeding programs

Pure Kienyeji Chicken
ACTIVE

Pure Kienyeji Chicken

Ksh 700–1,200/bird

Premium segment • Free-range • 20% annual market growth

Pipeline: Beekeeping (honey & wax) | Goat & Sheep Rearing

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PROCESS

HOW IT WORKS

From Farm to Market

1

Recruit & Train

We identify farmers, provide premium seeds, inputs, and agronomic training

2

Aggregate & QC

Quality-control produce at collection points to meet buyer standards

3

Connect to Markets

Link to supermarkets, restaurants, exporters, and institutional buyers

4

Pay Promptly

Transparent, prompt mobile money payments directly to farmers

IMPACT

IMPACT TARGETS (3 YEARS)

Measurable Change

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Farmers Impacted

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Income Uplift

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Produce/Year

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Women-Led Farms

Busia County landscape

Lake Victoria Basin

Some of the most fertile agricultural land in East Africa

WHY BUSIA COUNTY?

The Perfect Starting Point

Fertile Lake Victoria basin soil
High rainfall (1,200–1,800mm/year)
Dense smallholder farming population
Uganda border — cross-border opportunity
First-mover advantage in agri-infrastructure

Current Operations

6 acres chillies • 5 acres OFSP • 200 chickens

BACKED BY TREE-TY

Technology-Powered Traceability

RootBridge is a subsidiary of Tree-ty, a Climate LaunchPad 2023 National Finalist. Our parent company's forest monitoring platform provides the technology backbone for agricultural traceability.

Climate LaunchPad 2023

National Finalist

YECO 2024

Top 25 Global Startups

ALC Alumni

All 3 Co-founders

JOIN

Join the Agricultural

Revolution

Whether you're a farmer looking for better markets or a buyer seeking quality produce, RootBridge is your bridge to prosperity.