At Tech City News, we’re always keen to shine a light on those who make up the UK’s thriving technology community.
This week, we spoke with Kenny Ewan, founder and CEO of WeFarm, an online peer-to-peer knowledge sharing platform.
He talked about the way in which technology can disrupt the agricultural industry and the support he’s received from mentors.
Tech vertical: AgTech
Funding: £1.3m
Staff count: 15 full-time employees
Location: Based in London, with offices in Nairobi, Kampala and Lima
Founded: 2015
Q: Where did the idea for WeFarm come from?
The idea came from a lot of experience working with isolated communities and small-scale farmers in different countries. In 2009 I was part of the startup team with Claire Rhodes for a new NGO (Cafedirect Producers’ Foundation), based in the UK but working with small-scale farmers around the world. Claire and I put our experiences and ideas together and designed what would become WeFarm sitting around a kitchen table!...