Supporting smallholder farmers in going organic
The India based company Suminter Organics is assisting smallholder farmers in India, Uganda and the Philippines in becoming organic producers by sponsoring their certification, as well as creating market access, better yield and pricing, thereby improving living conditions.
Doubling the number of smallholders to 180,000
Suminter sources the crops produced by smallholder farmers, processes them in own factories and exports organic, GMO-free products like soybean, cotton, coconut, spices, oilseeds and sugar to more than 250 food brands across 20+ countries in the American and European regions.
Currently, Suminter has a farmer base of about 90,000+ and 175,000+ hectares under organic cultivation. The capital raise funded by Morgan Stanley India and the Danish SDG Investment Fund I is expected to assist the company in doubling the number of farmers and hectares in the coming years.