WHICH CROWDFUNDING BUSINESS IS THE BEST TO INVEST WITH: FARMCROWDY, THRIVE AGRIC OR AGROPARTNERSHIP?
Image: Feeddough.com Crowdfunding is not a new idea. It refers to raising funds through the public. This financing method is fast becoming very popular in Nigeria; especially for debt financing. Some start-up tech companies are using this same idea to finance agriculture in Nigeria (which is fantastic for our self-sustenance). Anyway, since news broke about how Farmcrowdy raised $1M in seed funds, several other start-up companies have joined the bandwagon of crowd funders helping farmers raise monies to finance their farms. However, a few of these companies (not necessarily part of the bandwagon) stand out: Agropartnership Thrive-agric Farmcrowdy Porkmoney I use all the above mentioned platforms except for Pork Money (their capital requirement is too high and their interests rate low. Therefore Porkmoney is not for me). Anyway, this review is based on my own customer experience on these various platforms. Agropartnership: Plus: