MTN Yamo Pitch Competition 2026 · Cameroon Prototype
ECOPLATE
Transforming Post-Harvest Food Loss into Sustainable Opportunities
An intelligent AgriTech marketplace helping farmers, market women and wholesale vendors sell surplus or time-sensitive produce — vegetables, roots, fruits and more — at an affordable rescue price before it spoils.
Turning Food Loss into Wealth · Pilot: Buea & Douala
Year 1 projections — clearly labelled
100,000+ kg
Projected food rescued
Year 1 projection
500
Projected vendors
Year 1 projection
5,000
Projected buyers
Year 1 projection
20,000
Projected transactions
Year 1 projection
45M FCFA
Projected Year 1 revenue
Year 1 projection
Featured surplus produce
Rescue-priced crates from Cameroon markets — freshness scored, shelf life visible.
Fresh Tomatoes
Mfoundi Market, Yaoundé
12 500 FCFA
−17% rescue · 82% fresh
Watermelons
Sandaga Market, Douala
5 500 FCFA
−31% rescue · 74% fresh
Fresh Cabbages
Buea Central Market, Buea
7 500 FCFA
−25% rescue · 88% fresh
Carrots
Bamenda Food Market, Bamenda
9 000 FCFA
−25% rescue · 85% fresh
Sweet Potatoes
Muea Market, Buea
6 500 FCFA
−28% rescue · 91% fresh
Potatoes
Bomaka Produce Yard, Buea
6 800 FCFA
−20% rescue · 86% fresh
How ECOPLATE works
Three roles. One food-rescue loop.
1
Vendors list surplus
Photograph produce, run AI freshness scan, accept a rescue price, get paid via MoMo concept.
2
Buyers & Njangi pools
Students and households buy directly or pool MoMo contributions to unlock wholesale batches.
3
Eco-Hubs deliver trust
Hub agents check in crates and scan pickup QR codes for organised neighbourhood collection.
AI freshness scanning
Smartphone-based produce assessment that suggests rescue pricing. Simulated in this prototype and separate from MoMo payments and USSD listing.
Open scanner demo →Njangi community buying
Shared purchasing pools let campus groups unlock wholesale crates together — progress bars, deadlines, and automatic refund concepts when pools expire.
Join a demo pool →MTN Mobile Money
MTN MoMo is EcoPlate’s payment method for Njangi contributions and vendor payouts. Confirmations shown here are simulated integration concepts — not live transactions.
Explore buyer payments →USSD for feature phones
USSD is an offline access channel so vendors without smartphones can list surplus produce. It is not the payment method — that role belongs to MTN Mobile Money.
Try the USSD Vendor Demo →Benefits
For vendors
- ✓Sell before spoilage
- ✓Dynamic rescue pricing
- ✓MoMo payout visibility
- ✓USSD access
For buyers
- ✓Affordable nutrition
- ✓Njangi cost-sharing
- ✓QR pickup trust
- ✓Campus-near hubs
For MTN
- ✓MoMo transaction volume
- ✓USSD channel utility
- ✓AgriTech inclusion
- ✓SDG-aligned impact
Food-rescue impact
Cameroon loses significant post-harvest value when wholesale produce softens before it finds a buyer. ECOPLATE turns that window into income for vendors and affordable food for communities — cutting waste while building digital commerce on MoMo rails.
SDG alignment
- SDG 2 — Zero Hunger: affordable nutritious produce
- SDG 8 — Decent Work: vendor income protection
- SDG 12 — Responsible Consumption: less food waste
Persona stories
“Before ECOPLATE I watched crates soften overnight. Now I list surplus before it spoils and still earn a fair rescue price.”
“Our cooking Njangi shares the cost of a full watermelon batch. Everyone eats better without emptying their MoMo wallet alone.”
“QR check-ins keep student pickups organised. I know what is incoming, what is ready, and what still waits for collection.”
Ready for the live pitch demo?
Presentation Mode is on — switch roles, run Njangi + MoMo, scan freshness, and confirm hub pickup in a few clicks.