The Village Input Fairs Fund addresses ‘last-mile’ market access in rural areas by organizing one-day markets to connect input dealers and farmers.
Collect and analyze data to identify areas with concentrated farmer demand for inputs
Organize auctions where input dealers bid on licenses to sell agricultural (ag) inputs based on geography and demand
Coordinate one-day VIFs after harvest when farmers have liquidity
Input dealers meet dozens of farmers and negotiate farm-level purchase orders for ag inputs
Farmers pay 10% deposit, while retaining savings for unexpected dry season expenses
Input dealers deliver ag inputs at the onset of planting season, farmers pay the remaining 90%, and market is cleared
