The Eastern Africa Farmers Federation EAFF) was formed in 2001 as a non-political, nonprofit and democratic organization, whose role is to voice the concerns and interest of farmers of the region to enhance their social-economic status and regional cohesiveness. EAFF’s establishment was championed by national farmers’ organizations from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and DRC Congo. Membership was subsequently extended to Burundi, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and South Sudan. EAFF membership is now composed of 23 farmer organizations serving 20 million farmers. EAFF with the support of key partners, founded a mobile platform called e-GRANARY. The platform is outfitted with numerous features destined to help connect smallholder farmers to markets, secure access to quality certified seeds and finance to fund their activities. The platform also facilitate access to weather information, agriculture insurance products, market information on their crops among others. e-GRANARY aggregates farmers for market leveraging technology running on mobile phones to help smallholder farmers improve production and maximize their profits. e-GRANARY aims to reach over 100,000 farmers in Eastern Africa and transform their livelihoods. .
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