About
AFEX Fair Trade is an agricultural supply chain solutions company creating inclusive, sustainable, and efficient food systems for Africa. With operations in farmer outreach, aggregation, and access to finance, a network of over 500,000 farmers, AFEX organises farmers to improve their productivity sustainably while enabling local and regional trade.
Project Focus
Shell Foundation is partnering with AFEX to pilot a distribution model for a range of income-increasing productive energy assets such as solar water pumps, threshers, millers, and dryers, combined with input provision, extension services, and blended consumer finance to marginalised smallholder farmers in rural Nigeria.
Latest news and updates

Shell Foundation partners with Zypp Electric to empower transporter livelihoods, accelerate EV rental solutions, and support women’s EV adoption in India
Zypp Electric, India’s leading EV Rental platform, has partnered with UK Charity Shell Foundation to increase access to electric vehicles…
09th October 2025
Elite Founders and Invisible Markets: Lessons from our inaugural eco pilot fund journey in African eco-dynamism
Shell Foundation is pleased to share insights from EchoVC’s inaugural Eco Pilot Fund, launched in partnership with UKaid via our…
02nd October 2025