For farmers
Grow it, dry it, we buy it
We buy paddy from 4,200 outgrowers across Ebonyi, Cross River and Rivers State. Estimate what your load is worth, then book a collection.
Paddy payout estimator
Move the sliders to match your load. This is a guide; your actual price is set when we grade the paddy at the collection centre.
The outgrower programme
What you get when you join
Inputs on credit
Certified seed, fertiliser and herbicide at the start of the season, repaid from your harvest. No interest for members in their first two seasons.
A field officer
Visits every three weeks and answers on WhatsApp.
A floor price
Agreed before you plant, so you know your worst case.
Free tarpaulins
For clean threshing and drying, two per hectare.
Paid in 48 hours
Straight to your bank account after grading.
Training days
Planting, weeding and drying workshops at our nine collection centres, with lunch.
How we grade
Fair, open and on the scale
Every load is weighed in front of you and a sample is tested for moisture and dirt. You see the numbers on the meter and get a printed slip.
- Target moisture 14 percent. Each point above costs about 1.2 percent of the value.
- Up to 2 percent chaff and dirt is allowed free.
- Prices are posted at every centre and on WhatsApp each Monday.
Sell or join
Book a collection, or join the programme
A field officer calls you back within a day to arrange weighing or to visit your farm.
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Collection centres
Nine centres, close to your farm
| Centre | State | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Abakaliki | Ebonyi | Monday to Saturday |
| Ikwo | Ebonyi | Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
| Afikpo | Ebonyi | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| Ogoja | Cross River | Monday to Saturday |
| Obubra | Cross River | Tuesday and Friday |
| Ahoada | Rivers | Monday to Friday |
| Omoku | Rivers | Wednesday and Saturday |
| Abua | Rivers | Tuesday and Friday |
| Trans Amadi mill gate | Rivers | Every day, 7am to 5pm |
Example centres for this demo.
Questions
Farmer questions
Do I have to join the programme to sell to you?
No. Any farmer can sell paddy at a centre. Members get inputs on credit and a floor price.
What if my harvest fails?
Talk to your field officer early. Credit can be rolled over a season after a flood or pest attack.
Can a farmer group sell together?
Yes. Cooperatives can weigh together and we split payment to each member.
Do you buy other crops?
Only rice paddy for now.
Trans Amadi, Port Harcourt
Ready for harvest?
Book a collection, or call the farmer line from 7am to 5pm.