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IProcure, a tech and data-driven agricultural inputs supply company, has announced the close of a $10.2 million Series B funding round that raised debt and equity from a diverse group of international investors. The Series B round was led by Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P). The funding will support iProcure’s expansion into Uganda and Tanzania, as well as the launch of a credit offering for agro-retailers to purchase supplies on credit.

IProcure has revolutionized traditional agricultural supply chains in East Africa by developing its own distribution infrastructure connecting major agricultural input suppliers directly to local agro-dealers via its proprietary distribution technology system. By cutting out the multiple levels of middlemen in the traditional agricultural supply chain and providing technology-driven insights on supply levels and price, IProcure ensures the availability, quality, and delivery of critical agricultural inputs like fertilizers and seeds at up to 25% discount from prevailing market prices.

IProcure is enabling the lowering of food costs and lessening the climate impact of agriculture by ensuring smallholder farmers can plant their crops on time and achieve higher crop yields while using less land.

Photo courtesy of Mozambique – Massaca Reservoir Water Collection Agric – John Hogg.