Sommalife connects women farmers directly to buyers.
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Northern Ghana
Digital shea value chain
// Overview
Vitara (formerly Sommalife) is a social enterprise that uses digital technology to connect female smallholder farmers in northern Ghana to global markets, primarily within the shea value chain.
Its proprietary TreeSyt software enables traceability, fair-trade access and mobile payment solutions.
// Impact
Farmers supported.
Protects shea parklands against deforestation and charcoal production.
Advances gender equality, climate action and biodiversity protection.
The challenge
Women shea producers in northern Ghana face income inequality and limited access to markets.
The approach
Vitara’s TreeSyt software connects producers to global buyers with traceability, fair-trade access and mobile payments.