Fueling the ambition of African farmers

Gobelo is transforming rural farming in Zimbabwe by turning small farmsteads into thriving, market-driven businesses powered by a network of co-ops and central processing hubs. Our model creates a scalable agri-business ecosystem that moves farmers from survival to growth, fueling jobs, reliable supply chains, and competitive market opportunities locally and internationally

Smallholder farmers produce most of Zimbabwe’s food but lack markets, infrastructure and standards

Gobelo Farmstead Co-ops bridge this gap by aggregating production, improving quality and connecting farmers directly to profitable value chains

This model is scalable across regions and sectors, from grains and horticulture to livestock and indigenous botanicals

We invite partners and sponsors to:

• Support infrastructure (aggregation hubs)
• Provide skills expertise and market linkages
• Invest in value, branding and export readiness

What our partners get in return:

• Expand market access and drive farmer growth
• Strengthen agri-business ecosystems through infrastructure and skills
• Unlock value creation, branding and export opportunities

• Identify target communities & priority value chains
• Establish & formalise farmer co-opstreng
• Set guidelines & production targets

• Offer technical & agribusiness training
• Establish demo farms & appoint lead farmers for peer-to-peer learning
• Provide mentorship & financial literacy

• Set up rural aggregation centers & central processing hubs
• Bulk-purchase quality inputs to lower farmer costs

• Farmers produce independently but to co-op standards
• Aggregation ensures quality control, grading & consistency

• Develop branded, value-added products for higher margins
• Negotiate bulk supply contracts with
  processors, retailers & exporters

• Reinvest profits into infrastructure, training and expansion
• Expand co-ops into new sectors & additional communities