AgriDex is a UK-based technology business providing a digital marketplace for agricultural trade and cross-border settlement. It connects producers with international buyers and develops payment infrastructure for business transactions.
Marketplace and payments
The agricultural platform combines trading, transaction records and settlement services. Its website publishes corridor-specific information on bank transfers, mobile money and local-currency access. Indicative settlement times vary by market and should be confirmed for the transaction.
AgriDex also operates Loam, a payments and treasury platform for businesses beyond agriculture. Loam offers local-currency funding and payouts, foreign exchange, stablecoin balances and conditional payment release. Organisations must complete business verification before sending or withdrawing funds, and availability depends on jurisdiction.
History and leadership
In a 2024 CryptoSlate interview, co-founder and CEO Henry Duckworth described AgriDex's original Solana-based marketplace and use of NFTs to record agricultural trades. Current services extend into broader business payments. Russell Duckworth is Executive Chairman.
Foundation and research
The AgriDex Foundation, chaired by David Campbell OBE, offers zero platform and transaction fees for qualifying charitable and development organisations sending money into supported African markets. Eligibility requires onboarding checks. Its paper, The Price of Giving, examines the costs of moving development funding into Africa.
The company's risk notice identifies operational, counterparty, liquidity, technology, market and regulatory risks. Blockchain settlement does not remove the commercial risks of the underlying agricultural trade.
