While customers flow through bustling aisles, vendors like Ama in Kampala's Owino Market face their empty stalls with growing despair. "Yesterday, I lost three restaurant orders because I couldn't find enough fish," she shares, her voice heavy with frustration. "The customers were ready to buy, but my suppliers weren't answering their phones."

Ama's story isn't unique—68% of African market vendors report losing sales weekly due to inventory shortages. The average Ugandan fish seller spends over 3 hours daily in a frantic dance of phone calls and market visits, searching for reliable suppliers while their existing stock risks spoilage. This fragmentation creates a devastating ripple effect: post-harvest losses account for 30-40% of total production in perishable goods, representing millions in lost income and wasted food.

The problem runs deeper than missed sales. It's about:

• Wasted potential when good entrepreneurs can't access basic market connections

• Stunted growth for local economies built on small business

• Family instability when daily income becomes unpredictable

Behind every empty stall stands an entrepreneur like Ama—capable, determined, but trapped in a system that works against them. The tools other markets take for granted—instant supplier connections, quality verification, payment security—remain out of reach for Africa's backbone entrepreneurs.

What if technology could turn these empty stalls into thriving businesses? What if the solution was already in their pockets?

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