LIMA AFRICA

Name

LIMA AFRICA

Legal name

Lima Africa

Website

https://limaafrica.co.tz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smallholder Agricultural Services

NAICS

Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311), Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Regenerative Agriculture (Soil Carbon, Cover Crops, Reduced/No-Till) (AFAGAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organic & Regenerative Fertility Inputs (Manures, Plant/Animal Meals, Fish/Seaweed) (AFABAKAE), Nutrient Stewardship & Soil Fertility Management (4R Nutrients, Compost, Biofertilizers) (AFAGAMAE), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funds (FSANAJAE)

Keywords

• Regenerative agriculture
• Organic fertilizer production
• Smallholder farmer credit
• Agricultural microinsurance
• Waste upcycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Dar Es Salaam

HQ country

Tanzania

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Input Credit with Produce Repayment: Lima Africa provides farmers with regenerative agricultural inputs (seeds, organic fertilizers, animal feed) on credit. Repayment is collected through produce aggregation, where farmers sell their harvest to Lima-connected markets and the input costs are recovered from sale proceeds.
2. Organic Input Sales: Sale of regenerative agricultural products including organic fertilizers and protein feed produced from upcycled organic waste.
3. Microinsurance Distribution: Bundled weather and livestock microinsurance offered through partnerships, providing farmers protection against climate shocks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lima Africa provides smallholder farmers with regenerative agricultural inputs — organic fertilizer (frass) and protein feed produced from upcycled organic waste — on credit through its Mazao Plus platform, with repayment collected as a share of the harvested produce. The company bundles these inputs with agronomic coaching, climate microinsurance, and guaranteed offtake market access in an integrated Input–Market–Protection model targeted primarily at women smallholders in Tanzania.

Product overview

Lima Africa offers an integrated agricultural platform built around four pillars: Enable, Equip, Connect, and Protect. The core offerings include Mazao Plus (a digital platform for input credit and farmer management), organic fertilizers like Frass, and protein feed — all produced through waste upcycling. These products are bundled with agronomic coaching, market access through offtake agreements, and bundled microinsurance. The Input-Market-Protection Model enables farmers to access regenerative inputs on credit, receive training, connect to guaranteed buyers, and obtain climate protection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Frass Organic Fertilizer Regenerative organic fertilizer derived from Black Soldier Fly frass (upcycled organic waste), sold/distributed to smallholder farmers in Tanzania as a lower-cost alternative to synthetic fertilizer, integrated with credit and agronomic support.
• Protein Feed Animal protein feed produced from upcycled organic waste, offered to smallholder livestock farmers as part of Lima Africa's regenerative input portfolio.
• Mazao Plus (Input Credit Platform) Input credit and farmer-onboarding platform that extends regenerative inputs to smallholder farmers on credit, tracks farm activity via field agents and digital scorecards, and recovers repayment through a contracted share of harvested produce.
• Agronomic Coaching Farmer training and in-field agronomic advisory delivered by Lima Africa's field agents, bundled with input credit to improve yields and regenerative practice adoption among smallholders.
• Climate Microinsurance Climate/weather microinsurance for smallholder farmers, distributed through Lima Africa in partnership with insurance providers and bundled with input credit to protect against drought and other climate shocks.
• Produce Offtake / Market Access Aggregation and guaranteed offtake service for harvested produce from Lima Africa's smallholder farmers, sold through partner buyers to complete the credit-repayment loop.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% yield increase among farmers using Mazao Plus credit for inputs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Insurance PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with insurance providers to offer bundled weather and livestock microinsurance products that protect farmers against climate shocks and enable economic stability.
• Market/Offtake PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfftake agreements with buyers and market partners who purchase farmer produce, enabling Lima Africa to recover input costs through produce aggregation while ensuring farmers receive fair prices.
• Farmer GroupscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganized farmer groups serve as the primary distribution and aggregation unit, enabling group-based input credit, collective training, and produce repayment through aggregated sales.
• NGOs and Development OrganizationssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with NGOs and development organizations who support farmer engagement and validate Lima Africa's model, contributing to early partnerships established in 2023.
• Ecosystem PlayerssupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology and ecosystem partners who contribute to various areas of Lima's model including Enable, Equip, Connect, and Protect pillars.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• One Acre Fund: Large East African organization providing smallholder farmers with input credit, training, and market access on a similar harvest-repayment model; comparable mission and operating footprint.
• Apollo Agriculture: Kenya-based agritech company that bundles input credit, agronomic advisory, and market access for smallholder farmers across Africa using a similar input-finance-offtake model. Closest analog to Lima Africa's integrated approach.
• Sistema.bio: Mexico-headquartered but Africa-active company producing organic fertilizer and biogas from upcycled waste, directly comparable to Lima Africa's Frass/organic fertilizer manufacturing approach.
• Babban Gona: Nigerian agricultural franchise providing input credit, training, and offtake services to smallholder farmers; matches Lima Africa's bundled input-credit-market-access playbook.
• Pula Advisors: African insurtech firm providing bundled agricultural microinsurance to smallholders, directly comparable to Lima Africa's "Protect" pillar and its partnerships with insurance providers.
• ACRE Africa: Kenyan index-insurance provider for smallholder farmers across Africa, comparable to Lima Africa's bundled weather and livestock microinsurance offering.
• Twiga Foods: Kenya-based B2B agricultural marketplace connecting smallholder farmers to guaranteed offtake markets, comparable to Lima Africa's "Connect" pillar and produce aggregation model.

Emerging players

• Sun King: Provides pay-as-you-go financing for off-grid solar to rural households in East Africa including farmers, with similar last-mile agent distribution as Lima Africa's field agent network in Tanzania.
• Kula Bio: Emerging producer of biological/sustainable nitrogen fertilizer using waste-fed microbial processes; comparable regenerative-input manufacturing concept though operating primarily in the US.

Broad incumbents

• AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa): Pan-African organization working across the smallholder agriculture value chain including input access, market linkages, and policy advocacy; comparable broader mission but operates as funder/coordinator rather than product seller.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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