About PemPem

PemPem provides a mobile-based trading platform for smallholder farmers, initially focused on palm oil in Indonesia. The platform functions as a digital exchange with integrated logistics and embedded financing, offering full traceability from farm to factory. This helps smallholder farmers access markets and financing while improving supply chain transparency.

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What does PemPem do?

When was PemPem founded?

PemPem was founded in 2019.

Founded

2019

Employees

38 employees

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Executive Summary

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Founded 2019

Funding

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Company Description

Problem

Smallholder commodity farmers often rely on informal networks, cash transactions, and manual record-keeping, leading to inefficiencies and lack of transparency in supply chains. This absence of digital tools limits financial inclusion, hinders economic opportunities, and impedes the adoption of sustainable practices. Furthermore, upcoming regulations require traceability to farm level, which is difficult to achieve with current practices.

Solution

PemPem provides a mobile-based market network that connects commodity buyers and smallholder farmers, initially focused on palm oil in Indonesia. The platform digitizes the trading process, offering features such as real-time price discovery, digital payments, and integrated logistics. By providing a transparent and traceable system, PemPem enables farmers to access fair market prices, secure financing, and improve their livelihoods. The platform also helps buyers ensure sustainable sourcing and comply with evolving regulations, such as the EU Deforestation Regulation, by providing automated transaction-level traceability from farm to factory.

Features

Mobile application for farmers to access market information, manage transactions, and track sales

Digital platform for buyers to source commodities directly from smallholder farmers

Integrated logistics support, including organized pickup at the farm

Digital payments and invoicing for secure and efficient transactions

Traceability features providing geographical data to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation

Tiered pricing based on fruit quality

Customized loyalty programs for suppliers

Target Audience

PemPem targets smallholder commodity farmers in Indonesia and commodity buying enterprises that require sustainable and traceable sourcing.