Become a OSAC franchise operator and build a real business — bringing genuine inputs, training, irrigation, financing and fair markets to the farmers around you, backed by a brand they can rely on and a system that does the heavy lifting with you.
The OSAC name, signage and identity that farmers recognise and trust. In a market where farmers are careful about who they buy from, opening under a brand that stands for genuine products and honest advice gives you credibility from day one — credibility that would otherwise take years to build.
Verified inputs at fair wholesale prices, delivered and restocked through the Hub. Every product is sourced from licensed manufacturers, so what reaches your shelves is genuine and consistent. Restocking is coordinated so you're never caught short when the season peaks and demand is highest.
A complete dashboard for stock, customers, sales and produce — your whole centre in one place. See what's moving, what needs reordering, and which farmers are due for a follow-up. When a farmer is ready to apply for credit or sell their harvest, the records are already there, organised and ready.
Full onboarding to get you started, plus ongoing agronomy help, regular field visits, and a direct line to our team. You don't need to be an agronomist — OSAC's field team backs you with crop-specific guidance and answers when a farmer brings a problem you haven't seen before.
Offer drip and solar irrigation setup and support to farmers in your area — a growing demand and a service most centres can't provide. Earn from installation and seasonal support while helping farmers extend their growing season.
Connect your farmers to input credit and equipment financing, with you facilitating the application and repayment structured through the harvest. Credit-ready farmers buy more — which means stronger, more reliable sales for your centre every season.
| Typical range | |
|---|---|
| Hub setup (first location in a new area) | approx. €30,000–35,000 |
| Opening a new centre under an established Hub | approx. €5,000–7,000 |
| Inventory | financed through supplier guarantee, not upfront cash |
Most of the cost of opening a new centre is covered by the franchise fee and supplier-guaranteed inventory — you're not funding a warehouse from your own pocket.
Full range, offtake, irrigation, demo plot. Territory: 20,000–30,000 farmers.
Inputs, advice, offtake, basic credit. Territory: 10,000–20,000 farmers.
Lean footprint: inputs, verification and an offtake point. Territory: 5,000–10,000 farmers.
A OSAC centre isn't a single product line — it's a diversified local business with income from daily input sales plus the services farmers come back for all season long. The result is income that keeps coming across the whole agricultural calendar, not just at planting time. The more your farmers grow, the more your centre earns — your success and theirs move in the same direction.
Already selling inputs? Bring your business under a trusted brand with a reliable, verified supply chain and the digital tools and services to grow your margins and your farmer base.
Extension workers and ag graduates ready to build their own business in their community — with the knowledge already in hand and the business system provided.
Trusted community members ready to lead. We especially welcome women entrepreneurs, who consistently build the strongest farmer relationships and the most reliable centres in our network.
Here's what a centre gets from the network that it structurally can't build alone.
Verified inputs at wholesale prices through aggregated Hub purchasing. Alone, you'd pay more — enough to erase the margin you'd think you're saving.
Farmers come because it's OSAC — verified, trusted. Without the sign, the reason to choose you specifically disappears.
You can offer input credit only because OSAC brokers it with a bank, and because the offtake guarantees repayment. Alone, you can't.
You can promise a buyer only because OSAC has a sales network. Alone, you have nowhere to sell aggregated harvest.
Inventory, farmer CRM, credit history, buyer matching all run through the OSAC app. Leaving means losing the system.
Every OSAC partner has a dedicated relationship manager who visits regularly to check in, solve problems and help you grow. Behind that is the full OSAC system — the supply Hub, the agronomy team, the marketplace, the financing partners and the technology platform — all working to make your centre stronger. As the network grows, so does the value of being part of it: more buyers in the marketplace, more supply power, more brand recognition in every village.
One OSAC partner per area — so the farmer base you build is yours, and your investment is protected.
Tell us about yourself, your community and your location. We want to understand why you're the right person to serve your area.
We review your application and confirm your territory together — making sure there's a real opportunity for you where you are.
Complete onboarding and set up your centre with our support — the system, the products, the services. You won't open until you're ready.
Open your doors with the operator app, your supply chain, your support team and the full OSAC ecosystem behind you. You grow your farmer base — we grow with you.
If you're serious about building a business that serves your community and grows with the most important sector in East Africa, we want to hear from you.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We aim to respond within 10 working days.