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Alloysius Attah
Co-Founder and CEO of Farmerline • Agritech Pioneer • Empowering 1.7 Million African Farmers
Personal Biography
Alloysius Attah leads Farmerline, which works with thousands of small-scale farmers in Ghana to increase access to agricultural information, productivity and income. At five years old, Alloysius' parents divorced so he moved to stay with his aunt, who was a small-scale farmer in rural Ghana. While staying there, he experienced the challenges small-scale farmers go through to produce food and support their families.
Upon making it to college, he became determined to give back to the people who supported him. This led him to start two companies, Alloyworld (a photography and video production startup) and iCottage Networks (Web and Mobile startup) in college. In 2013, Alloysius launched Farmerline with Emmanuel Owusu Addai to support small-scale farmers to increase their yield and income.
He is committed to empowering small-scale farmers like his aunt who are facing similar challenges across Africa. Alloysius spoke about his work at the Social Capital Markets Conference, 2013 and Mobile World Congress 2014. He is a winner of the World Bank and InfoDev mAgri challenge, World Summit Youth Award, Apps4Africa competitions, also CNBC Africa's Young Business Leader Award in 2017.
Key Information
Personal Details
Current Position
Impact & Achievements
Why He Matters
- •Raised in a rural farming community, Alloysius experienced the struggles of smallholder farmers firsthand.
- •Today, he's helping over 1.7 million farmers thrive through access to real-time data, affordable inputs, and financial services.
- •He is redefining farming as a pathway to wealth, dignity, and resilience across Africa.
What Farmerline Does
- •Delivers weather updates and market prices to farmers in real-time.
- •Provides voice training in local languages for better accessibility.
- •Offers AI-powered farm support through mobile phones—even in remote areas.
Impact Highlights
- •Operating in 26 African countries, reaching farmers across the continent.
- •Achieved yield increase of up to 50% for partnered farmers.
- •Empowering farmers to earn more and waste less through technology.
Awards & Recognition
- •Winner of the World Bank and InfoDev mAgri challenge.
- •World Summit Youth Award recipient.
- •CNBC Africa's Young Business Leader Award in 2017.
- •Laureate of the King Baudouin African Development Prize in 2017.
- •Farmerline won the FT/IFC Transformational Business Award for Achievement in Sustainable Agriculture in 2016.
Why It Matters to Africa
- •Agritech is the future of food security in Africa.
- •Leaders like Alloysius are proving that innovation grows from the ground up.
- •Let's spotlight and support the changemakers feeding the continent.
Legacy and Vision
Alloysius Attah's legacy is that of a visionary leader who transformed agricultural challenges into technological solutions, empowering millions of African farmers. His vision continues to redefine farming as a pathway to wealth, dignity, and resilience across the continent.
"Technology is not just for Silicon Valley. It's for the soil, the market, and the everyday African farmer."
– Alloysius Attah
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