Description
Aqlor.am is an online marketplace platform designed to connect rural producers with consumers by enabling direct ordering and delivery of farm and food products. The online marketplace facilitates the sale and distribution of diverse items — including dairy, meat, poultry, produce, honey, grains, processed foods — from villages to urban and rural customers, thereby supporting small-scale farmers’ incomes.
Technology
Aqlor.am uses a web-based e-commerce platform that supports product categorization, shopping cart functionality, ordering, and provides contact and logistics coordination enabling direct farm-to consumer distribution.
Target
Aqlor.am targets smallholder and medium-size rural producers seeking access to consumers, as well as urban and rural households and individuals interested in purchasing fresh farm products. The platform serves both producers (as sellers) and consumers (as buyers).
Business model
Aqlor.am operates on a transaction-based business model wherein producers register and list their products while customers can place orders via the platform. The online platform coordinates logistics and delivery, charging a service fee or markup on transactions.
Impact
Aqlor.am aims to support rural livelihoods by creating market access for producers from villages, potentially increasing their income and enabling smallholder and medium-scale farms to reach urban markets. The platform also targets to enhance availability of fresh farm products for consumers, strengthens local food value chains, and contributes to rural-urban linkages.
Four Betters
Better nutrition
Better life
