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A smallholder farmer holding maize at a WARC Trading Hub in northern Ghana
Photo · Trading hub · Ghana

Regenerative first-mile sourcing

WARC connects West Africa’s farmers to the world.

20,000+ farmers
100,000+ lives improved

Physical Trading Hubs deliver inputs, machines and training to farmers — and traceable grains, seeds and oils to global buyers.

Source with WARC For farmers
Maize aggregation at WARC's Tumu Trading Hub in Upper West Ghana
Tumu · Ghana
A women-led regenerative agronomy training session at a WARC hub
Women-led training
Rice harvest at a WARC farm in Sierra Leone
Harvest · Sierra Leone

Two engines, one foundation

Three ways to work with WARC

Sourcing for international buyers and an advisory practice across 13+ countries — both built on the Trading Hubs that serve West Africa’s farmers.

Graded, bagged grain ready for buyers at a WARC aggregation hub

Buyers

Source traceable crops

Maize, soya, rice, nuts and oils — graded and quality-tested at hub level.
A farmer receiving inputs and mechanization services at a WARC Trading Hub

Farmers

Grow with a Trading Hub

Inputs, mechanization, training and a guaranteed buyer — any amount, any time.
WARC Consultants advisors reviewing field data with partners

Institutions

Advise with WARC Consultants

First-mile advisory for governments and donors — USAID, World Bank, EU, AGRA.

What we source

Commodities, traceable to the hub

All commodities →

Not sure where to start? Ask WARC — a sourcing assistant over our public knowledge base.

Proof, not promises

What the first mile has delivered

100,000+ Lives improved
20,000+ Smallholder farmers
100+ Women-led training hubs
13+ Countries (advisory)

Trading Hubs & operations

  • Tumu Trading Hub Ghana
  • Wa Trading Hub Ghana
  • Tamale Aggregation Hub Ghana
  • Makeni Trading Hub Sierra Leone
  • Lunsar Farm & Hub Sierra Leone
  • Kabala Trading Hub Sierra Leone
  • Gulu Trading Hub Uganda
  • Kampala Office Uganda

The integrated first mile

How WARC closes the first mile

  1. 01

    Equip the farmer

    Trading Hubs deliver regenerative inputs, mechanized services and agronomy training to the farmer’s doorstep.

  2. 02

    Grow & aggregate

    Crops are aggregated, cleaned, graded and quality-tested at hub level — with year-round field data.

  3. 03

    Deliver to buyers

    Traceable grains, seeds and oils reach global buyers, sourced back to the originating hub.

Backed by mission-aligned investors

  • Kielder Agro
  • Acumen
  • AV Ventures
  • Cordaid
  • Ceniarth
  • Mulago Foundation
  • Dovetail
  • USAID

Insights

From the field

All insights →
Sourcing

What “first-mile” really means for African supply chains

The first mile — getting inputs to farmers and crops to market — is where most supply chains break. Here is how WARC closes it.

28 May 2026 · 6 min Regenerative agriculture

Regenerative agronomy that farmers actually adopt

Regenerative practice only restores soils if farmers use it. Our women-led training hubs turn agronomy into field habit.

12 May 2026 · 5 min Sourcing

How traceability is built, not bolted on

Traceability is a by-product of running the first mile yourself. Year-round field data is what makes WARC supply dependable.

20 Apr 2026 · 4 min

Source with confidence. Grow with WARC.

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