About
AFEX Fair Trade is an agricultural supply chain solutions company creating inclusive, sustainable, and efficient food systems for Africa. With operations in farmer outreach, aggregation, and access to finance, a network of over 500,000 farmers, AFEX organises farmers to improve their productivity sustainably while enabling local and regional trade.
Project Focus
Shell Foundation is partnering with AFEX to pilot a distribution model for a range of income-increasing productive energy assets such as solar water pumps, threshers, millers, and dryers, combined with input provision, extension services, and blended consumer finance to marginalised smallholder farmers in rural Nigeria.
Latest news and updates
How solar irrigation is transforming the lives of smallholder farmers in Kenya – lessons and the road ahead
Solar-powered irrigation is helping smallholder farmers in Kenya build resilience to climate shocks, improve nutrition, and reduce post-harvest losses.
28th January 2026
Building climate change resilience: The impact of cold chain adoption for Lake Turkana’s fishers
Cold chain adoption helps Lake Turkana fishers reduce spoilage, increase incomes, and build resilience to climate change.
09th December 2025