Tomato and pepper farmer cooperative in Osun State.
Become a member ROOTED IN OSUN. GROWING TOGETHER.
A cooperative owned by the farmers who grow the produce.
Empowering tomato and pepper farmers with guaranteed market access and shared prosperity.
Become a founding memberOsun State’s first tomato & pepper farmers cooperativeExplore our cooperative
THE REASON WE EXIST
Farming well shouldn’t mean earning little.
Across Osun State, smallholder tomato and pepper farmers grow crops that feed cities — yet capture only a fraction of what those crops are worth. Fragmented markets, unreliable buyers, and post-harvest losses quietly erode income long before it reaches the market.
HarvCoop gives farmers collective ownership of the infrastructure and relationships built to serve them. Members pool their harvest, their bargaining power, and their voice into one organisation: shared collection points, shared cold storage, and shared market access that no single smallholder could build alone.
Regional post-harvest loss HarvCoop exists to prevent.
Better farm-gate pricing for graded, cold-stored produce.
Extra shelf life in solar-powered cold storage.
01 /
Farmer ownership
One member, one vote. Every voice matters, regardless of farm size.
02 /
Transparency
Open books and clear, regular reporting to every member.
03 /
Shared prosperity
Surplus is shared with the farmers who create it.
04 /
Professional management
VersDirect handles logistics, so farmers can focus on farming.
BETTER, TOGETHER
More than membership.
A stronger way to farm.
Shared resources. Stronger bargaining power.
Real benefits, from your farm to the market.
Worth more, together.Cold storage access for our farmer-members.
Guaranteed buyer
Your produce has a confirmed destination. HarvCoop collects directly from your farm gate and connects it with verified buyers — no more waiting on middlemen.
Cold storage access
Solar-powered cold rooms hold your tomatoes and peppers fresh for up to 21 days — you choose when to sell, not when spoilage forces you.
Better pricing
Graded, packaged, and cold-stored produce commands 30–50% more than typical open-market farm-gate prices.
Farmer Field School training
Hands-on agronomy and post-harvest training delivered through HarvGrow, using the proven Farmer Field School method.
Annual profit share. A real vote.
60% of surplus is paid back to members every year. One member, one vote — leadership answers to members, not outside investors.
Digital records, on any phone
HarvTrace runs over 2G and plain SMS — no smartphone, no data plan, and no farmer left out.
THE COOPERATIVE EXPERIENCE
From your farm gate
to the market, together.
Join
Become a farmer-member of the cooperative.
Harvest
Grow tomatoes and peppers on your own farm.
Collection
We collect directly from your farm gate.
Cold storage
Produce is graded and held in solar-powered cold rooms.
Market access
Verified buyers in Lagos, Ibadan, Osogbo and beyond.
Profit share
60% of surplus returns to members each year.
OUR PROGRAMMES
Knowledge to grow.
Tools to go further.
Built and run by the cooperative,
for its members.
01 / TRAINING PROGRAMMEFarmer to farmer
HarvGrow
Hands-on Farmer Field School training in good agricultural practice, post-harvest handling, pest management, and packaging — delivered in Yoruba and English by qualified agronomists, season after season.
Why it matters +
Most tomato and pepper farmers in Osun State have never received formal training in good agronomic practice, pest control, harvest timing, or quality grading. Knowledge that could cut losses and unlock better prices rarely reaches the farmers who need it most.
Yoruba & EnglishQualified agronomistsHands-on learning
Join and take part 
02 / DIGITAL PLATFORMNo farmer left out
HarvTrace
A simple digital record of every member’s production, inputs, and deliveries — built to work over 2G and plain SMS, so no farmer is left out for lack of a smartphone or data plan.
Why it matters +
Without any record of what was planted, how it was grown, or where it went, a member has no way to prove their produce meets a buyer’s standard, and no track record to show a lender. Good work goes unrecognised simply because nothing was ever written down.
2G & SMSProduction recordsProof for buyers & lenders
Join and take part OWNERSHIP THAT MEANS SOMETHING
Farmer-owned.
Farmer-run.
HarvCoop is owned and governed entirely by its farmer-members. Members elect a governing board from among themselves. The Board sets direction and oversees the operations of the cooperative.
A stronger community.
OWN & VOTE
Farmer-members
Founding cohort of 50, growing from there.
ELECTED
Governing board
Chosen by and from the members.
SHARED
Aggregation & market access
Collection, grading and buyer relationships for everyone.
OFF-TAKE
Market buyers
VersDirect connects buyers locally and for export.
WHERE THE SURPLUS GOES
Every naira
has a job to do.
Value created together.
Value returned to our community.
BACK TO MEMBERS60%Patronage dividend
Select a category to explore its share
EVERY NAIRA ACCOUNTED FOR100%
Move the slider to explore an example surplus.
₦100,000₦10,000,000
WHERE WE’RE HEADED
Built step by step.
A shared vision.
A future shaped by our farmers.
The idea takes shape
A direct-to-buyer harvest in Osun State proves the case: farmers with a confirmed destination for their produce lose almost nothing to spoilage. The plan for a farmer-owned cooperative begins.
Founding membership opens
Cooperative registered under Osun State cooperative law with founding farmer-members and the launch of HarvGrow and HarvTrace.
Growing the cooperative
Expanding membership and shared infrastructure, with a stronger farm-gate price for every member along the way.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PURPOSE
Our board.
EA
Mr. Elisha Akinremi
President
Francis Olaleke
Secretary
MO
Mrs. Motunrayo Oketola
Treasurer
YOUR PLACE IN THE COOPERATIVE
Let’s grow
something better.
Founding members shape HarvCoop from day one — its governance, its priorities, and its culture. Membership is opening in phases through 2026, with a target of 50 founding farmer-members.
- Express interestSend your details or reach out by email.
- Meet the teamJoin an introductory meeting in your area.
- Complete registrationFinalize your membership agreement.
- Join the founding cohortBecome one of our first farmer-members.
GET IN TOUCH
Close to the land.
Closer to our farmers.
HarvCoop Cooperative Society
Plot 4, Block A, Kojufoluwa Estate,
Lagada Area, Osogbo, Osun State
Francis Olaleke, Secretary
+234 903 454 5199
info@verscoop.com