Healthy Harvest Pilot: Southwest Cameroon
Shekinah Farms Inc. in partnership with The Gadfly Project
1. The Problem
In Southwest Cameroon, 40% of crops are lost post-harvest. Farmers have no electricity for storage, no processing equipment, and no trusted buyers. The result: families grow food that rots before it reaches markets, while communities face hunger and import dependence.
The gap isn’t production — it’s preservation. Without village-level infrastructure, harvests become losses.
2. The Solution: Healthy Harvest
Healthy Harvest Hubs are solar-powered, village-level agro-processing centers that dry, mill, and package crops on-site. Every transaction is tracked on The Gadfly Project digital platform for full transparency from farm to buyer.
Each hub serves 50+ farmers within 5km, providing:
- 50kW solar power — reliable energy for processing + cold storage
- Post-harvest equipment — dryers, millers, packaging lines
- Digital traceability — inventory, payments, and impact tracked in real-time
- Guaranteed market — Shekinah aggregates and sells to institutional buyers
3. Why It Wins
Shekinah means “provision that dwells in the community.” Hubs are owned and operated locally, creating jobs and keeping value in villages.
Funders see every bag processed. Buyers verify origin. Farmers get paid same-day via mobile money. Zero leakage.
This 2-hub pilot proves the model. Our vision: 100 micro-hubs across Cameroon in the Shekinah Distributed Food Systems Network.
4. Our Structure: 3-Layer Implementation
5. Use of Funds: $400,000
6. 12-Month Milestones
7. Impact Metrics – 1 Year
Direct beneficiaries trained and selling through hubs. 60% women.
Farmers earn more by selling processed vs. raw crops + reduced losses.
Post-harvest loss cut from 40% to <5%. Equivalent to 2,000+ families fed.
All metrics tracked live on The Gadfly Project dashboard. Funders get quarterly reports with photos, receipts, and farmer testimonials.
8. The Ask
$400,000 to launch 2 Healthy Harvest hubs in 12 months.
This is infrastructure that pays for itself. Funders see real-time impact. Farmers get paid same-day. Buyers get traceability. Communities get food security.
Shekinah means “provision that dwells in the community.” Let’s build it together.
$400K to Launch Healthy Harvest in Southwest Cameroon
2 solar-powered hubs. 100+ farmers. Cut post-harvest loss from 40% to <5%. Full traceability with The Gadfly Project.