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AgriTech

Bayanihan Harvest (HavenWizards Venture)

Bayanihan Harvest: From Concept to Operating AgriTech Platform

How we took an agritech concept from whiteboard to operational platform connecting smallholder farmers to premium buyers in under 120 days.

Published February 15, 2026
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28%
30% to 8%
2,400+
120 days
The Challenge

What They Faced

Philippine smallholder farmers face a persistent margin problem: they grow quality produce but sell through multi-layer middlemen who capture 40-60% of the retail price. Existing agritech platforms focused on logistics optimization but ignored the fundamental trust and quality assurance gap between farmers and premium buyers. Farmers needed a system that verified quality, matched them with buyers willing to pay fair prices, and handled the operational complexity of perishable supply chains.

Our Approach

The System We Deployed

We built Bayanihan Harvest as a full-stack platform with three layers. First, a quality verification system where trained field agents photograph and grade produce at the farm level, creating a digital quality certificate that travels with every batch. Second, a matching engine that connects graded produce with buyers whose requirements match—restaurants wanting specific tomato grades, retailers needing consistent supply volumes, exporters with phytosanitary requirements. Third, a logistics coordination layer that optimizes pickup routes and delivery windows for perishable goods. The entire platform was built backend-first: database schema and API contracts were validated before any user interface was created.

The Outcome

Results That Matter

Within the first 90 days of operation, Bayanihan Harvest onboarded 45 smallholder farmers and 12 premium buyers. Farmer income increased an average of 28% compared to traditional middleman channels. Produce waste dropped from an estimated 30% to under 8% due to better logistics timing. The platform processed over 2,400 transactions in its first quarter with a 94% fulfillment rate.

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