Innovation That
Changes Lives
on the Ground

At ThreshWorks, impact isn't a metric — it's the entire point. Every decision we make is grounded in a simple question: does this make life better for the farmer standing in the field?

Regions Targeted
CRR & WCR, The Gambia

UNDP

Backed &
Mentored By

↓30%

Post-harvest Loss
Across Sub-Saharan Africa

The problem we are solving

Partners Supporting
Development

Our Goals

What We Aim
to Achieve

ThreshWorks is still in the development phase — but our goals are clear, measurable, and grounded in the real needs of farming communities. Here is what success looks like for us.

Reduce Post-Harvest Losses

Dramatically reduce the grain lost during threshing — giving farmers more of what they grew, directly improving food availability and household income.

Improve Processing Efficiency

Cut the time and physical effort required to process a harvest, freeing farmers — especially women — from days of exhausting manual labour each season.

Support Accessible Technology

Make practical agricultural innovation financially accessible through affordable pricing, cooperative ownership models, and partnerships that can subsidise costs for farmers who need it most.

Contribute to Food Security

By helping farmers produce more from the same harvest, ThreshWorks contributes directly to food security and agricultural productivity across The Gambia and beyond.

Where We Work

Starting in The Gambia

ThreshWorks is focused on The Gambia as its starting point — a country where rice farming is central to livelihoods and where post-harvest losses have a direct impact on food security and family income.

Our initial field work and planned testing is focused on two key agricultural regions where rice production is most significant.

Central River Region (CRR)

Primary target for field testing and site visits after Ramadan. High concentration of smallholder rice farming communities.

Field Testing

West Coast Region (WCR)

Secondary target region for deployment, with a significant farming population that stands to benefit from improved threshing technology.

Planned

The Gambia — Target Regions

Field Testing (CRR)

Planned Deployment (WCR)

Informed by the Ministry of Agriculture

ThreshWorks has engaged directly with the Ministry of Agriculture's engineering department, gaining critical insight into why previous threshing solutions failed — and using that knowledge to design something better.

The Bigger Picture

Agricultural Innovation
as a Path to Food Security

Post-harvest losses are one of the most underreported contributors to food insecurity in West Africa. When farmers lose grain during processing, they lose food their families need and income they depend on.

ThreshWorks approaches this as a systemic problem that requires a practical, engineered solution — not a one-size-fits-all technology imported from abroad, but a machine built specifically for the realities of Gambian smallholder farming.

By reducing losses and increasing efficiency at the point of processing, we help more food reach families, markets, and communities — contributing directly to the food security of the region.

"Innovation should directly improve the lives of farmers. That is the standard we hold ourselves to."

Faster, Cleaner Threshing

The machine processes rice harvests faster and with less grain loss than manual methods.

Less Physical Labour

Farmers — particularly women — are freed from days of exhausting manual threshing work each harvest.

More Grain Retained

Higher grain yield from the same harvest means more food available for families and for market.

Higher Farm Income

More grain and less processing time translates directly into better income for smallholder households.

Stronger Food Security

At scale, more efficient post-harvest processing strengthens community and national food security across The Gambia.

Who Supports Us

Our Partners

ThreshWorks is proud to be supported by organisations that share our commitment to practical, community-focused agricultural innovation.

UNDP

Funding & Mentorship

The United Nations Development Programme supports ThreshWorks through funding and mentorship, helping develop solutions that align with global sustainable development goals.

The People of Japan

Funding & Mentorship

Through development cooperation, The People of Japan provide crucial funding and mentorship support, backing ThreshWorks' mission to improve agricultural livelihoods in The Gambia.

USET

Engineering Resources

USET provides access to engineering equipment and academic expertise, enabling the ThreshWorks team to build and test the prototype in-country.

We are looking for more partners

ThreshWorks is actively seeking organisations, institutions, and individuals who share our commitment to agricultural innovation and supporting smallholder farmers. We are especially interested in:

NGO Partners Research Institutions Agricultural Funders Government Bodies Manufacturing Partners International Donors

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Our Promise

Committed to
Transparency

ThreshWorks is an early-stage startup. We do not have field performance data yet — our prototype is still in development. We believe in being honest about where we are in the journey.

What we can promise is this: as soon as field testing begins and data becomes available, we will share it openly with our partners, supporters, and the farming communities we serve.

Field testing results will be published openly once available

Design decisions are informed directly by farmer feedback

We will report honestly on what works and what needs improvement

Community engagement comes before commercial expansion

"We are committed to creating solutions that empower farmers and strengthen agricultural systems — not just building technology for its own sake."

This commitment shapes every engineering decision we make. The ThreshWorks rice thresher is being designed to work in the real conditions of Gambian farming communities — not a laboratory ideal. That means testing it where it will actually be used, with the farmers who will actually use it.

CRR First Testing Site

WCR Second Target Region

2026 Field Testing Begins

Innovation That Changes Lives on the Ground

What We Aimto Achieve