How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
One of the very visible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria is the disruption of food supply chains following the lockdown, leading to an almost 178% increase in prices of essential food commodities as a result of a disconnect between farmers and consumers. We developed deliveryzz.net, a food supply system that brings together producers, logistics providers, and end-users, making it possible for people, especially urban dwellers to easily access food and essential items affordably. The system enables consumers to select, pay for and track the delivery of their needed food items, and get it delivered to their houses; never having to run out of food items or endanger their lives by having to go through the hassle of looking for food. At the same time, it enables smallholder farms not to lose their produce to post-harvest losses while helping to put the staff of logistics providers back to work.
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Response - we're responding directly to issues caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
What is the stage of your product development?
I have a prototype or a simple version I can show my customers
What strengths does your team bring? Include skills and personal experience with the problem.
Our team has over 27 years of combined experience with skillsets that straddle extension, agronomy, supply chain management, technology and business development. Our team has people who have run their own farms, and so know the challenge of potentially losing their harvest to post-harvest losses due to market disruptions.
What countries do you operate in?
Nigeria
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No
