ABOUT US
We transform smallholder farmers
into successful producers by providing
them with proven equipment and
credit they can actually afford.
We’re patient capital.
We’re social capital.
We’re cool capital.
Microfinance Isn’t Working for Him
THE PROBLEM
A young farmer tills his rice paddy, swinging a heavy jembe. His bare feet are deep into the thick mud he pulls up in big clumps over and over.
It’s hard labor.
It’ll take him weeks to prepare his acre for planting. He needs a way to mechanize cultivation.
He needs credit to do it.
There is a Better Way
THE SOLUTION
Smallholder farmers spend 4 hours every day chopping feed for their dairy cows.
A feed pulverizer does the job in 1 hour and eating pulverized feed, cows produce 30% more milk.
Basic mechanization, like a feed pulverizer, is the answer.
But until now, smallholders couldn’t afford it.
See how a $650 Solar Water Pump mechanizes irrigation.
See how a $800 Maize Sheller mechanizes processing.
See how a $4,000 Walking Tractor mechanizes cultivation.
We Find Good Farmers
OUR MARKET
Good farmers are smallholders ready to move from subsistence to successful production with the help of proven equipment and the credit to purchase it.
They’re the farmers who adopt good agricultural practices, strive to increase their production and yields and have integrity within their community. They know how to do business and do it honestly.
They are Emerging Farmers.
OUR PROCESS
THE MODEL
OUR PARTNERS
“It’s a revolution. CoolCap has changed the way our farmers produce.”
–Grace Nueni Nyaa
“CoolCap has found a way to help us make it rain in Africa.”
–Toby Hammond
“More quality equipment in the hands of more farmers. CoolCap is financing progress.”
–Marcos Brandalise
“Real growth in agriculture needed this very smart solution.”
–David Osamba
INVEST FOR GOOD. INVEST WITH US.
Every 10% rise in farm yields reduces poverty by 7%.
To move smallholders towards a productive sector that feeds a hungry and growing population, we need to get the right tools into farmers’ hands.
CoolCap has the investment model that brings it all together.We want to move smallholders beyond subsistence.
We’re asking investors to join us.
Our farmers benefit from the start because our equipment pays for itself. Farmers keep 60% of the additional income and 40% repays the loan.
Bottom Line: Farm income, agricultural output, farmer’ quality of life and global food security are significantly increased.
CONNECT WITH US.
CoolCap Fund
Leverett, MA
Roger Bird, Founder and CEO
roger@coolcapfund.com
USA +1 413 439 7500
Kenya +254 724 987 199