Digital Solution
Wegro

country Bangladesh

Wegro is an aggregation of a person-to-person (P2P) financing model. It sources funds from individuals and institutions, such as banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs). Wegro assesses the creditworthiness of farmers and provides them with goods and inputs. They also buy back the crops, alleviating farmers’ concerns about market fluctuations and pricing. Wegro earns a commission from the profits generated by these investments at a predetermined rate. WeGro is an agri-fintech company with the motto: “Investing in Agriculture, Simplified”. It offers a mobile app platform (Android and iOS) that enables users to finance agricultural projects, including cattle, poultry, fisheries and vegetables. Wegro provides investment and guidance to smallholder farmers, helping nearly 10 million individuals who cannot access formal financing. Additionally, farmers gain access to agricultural inputs and market opportunities. All projects are insured, monitored, scrutinized and available for financiers to visit.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agrifood Services

Digital Finance

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Value chains management, Market and price data analytics

Financial services and credit

Delivery type (format)

Web based platform

Mobile app

DS supplier-user category

Business to business

Business to consumers

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Agritech company

Name of supplier/developer

Wegro Technologies Limited

Primary Users

Farmers , Banks / financial institutions , Value chain actors

Digital Solution Development Stage

Commercial stage (broad use use locally)

Number of users or subscribers

WeGro is working with over 4,200 farmers across 10 zones in the country.

Source: Developer website

Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience

Till November 2023 Wegro financed Tk 472 million out of that Tk 362 million has been reimbursed. Farmers are getting benefit of access to finance, quality input and market. With projects in remote areas in Bangladesh, WeGro is working with over 4,200 farmers across 10 zones in the country. The financiers receive a share of the profit and the ROI ranges from 16-24% annually.

Source: Developer website

Digital Solution Geographic scope

10 zones across Bangladesh

Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed

On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)

Main DS webpage

Other useful link

Other useful link

DS links to Government programmes, initiatives, and projects

DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes