GET Foundation: new market opportunities for agricultural entrepreneurs

“GET Foundation envisions a world where farmers in developing countries have a chance to improve their families’ lives by gaining a fair negotiating position and by empowering themselves through equal access to market information and trade.”
GET Foundation provides capacity building of farmers and farmer organizations through training, webinars and workshops on all aspects of e-commerce and the use of eFresh.com as part of overall business planning, together with international and local partners. Furthermore farmers get access to assistance by the support desk of eFresh.com.
Secondly, GET Foundation gives farmers access to strategic market information and sector news by providing them with access to eFresh.com, the world's largest trading platform for fresh products. Elements on the interpretation and application of this information for the farmers’ business planning is integrated in the above mentioned training courses.
Thirdly, GET Foundation gives farmers access to new market opportunities using the eFresh.com portal for product offers and trade. The assistance provided includes the market making service of the Support Desk of eFresh.com. In addition, GET Foundation aims to match the whole range of sustainability propositions (e.g. products with FLO, UTZ Kapeh, Organics, or Rainforest Alliance certifications) to specific buyer requests.