Over 700 farmers have graduated from Safaricom Foundation’s Wezesha Agri Programme in Kajiado County. The programme which is a partnership between Kajiado County, Africa Instore Solutions (AIS), Endev and Safaricom’s Digifarm, trains young farmers in [c]
Kenyan-based social enterprise firm One Acre Fund has launched a mobile application, Tupande app, that helps smallholder farmers order and access high-quality seeds and fertilisers. Introduced in April 2022 with financial support from a Cisco [c]
ThriveAgric, a start-up that champions technology to transform the payments landscape for smallholder farmers, has been crowned winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech [c]
After leaving their previous positions, former Jumia Kenya executives have launched a new e-commerce, called “Kapu” (short form for ‘kikapu’ or basket in Swahili) that allows customers in cities to shop and save on their [c]
The current global economic crisis has led to a sharp increase in food prices and is a stark reminder of the importance of increasing our food production capacity and reducing reliance on global supply chains [c]
AFEX, Nigeria’s commodities exchange and commodities market player, has announced its expansion into Kenya, following a successful pilot phase in the most diversified economy in East Africa. As part of the expansion, AFEX Fair Trade [c]
Agro-business firm Kakuzi is piloting an e-learning agricultural extension service to boost quality avocado production by smallholder farmers. The pioneer e-learning agricultural extension service will be undertaken through an online platform branded Kakuzi Avocademy, which [c]
Kenya’s agricultural output could be multiplied by leveraging digital technologies to support smallholder farmers improve productivity and enhance access to supply chains and value addition, a new study commissioned by Microsoft has concluded. Titled, Mapping Policies [c]
The National Cereals and Produce Board has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Safaricom’s DigiFarm Kenya to facilitate small-scale farmers in Kenya access post-harvest management services through the digital platform. NCPB shall offer post-harvest [c]
OKO, an Insurtech start-up that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa, has closed a Seed investment of $1.2 million. The round was led by by Newfund and ResiliAnce. Mercy Corps Venture, [c]
Livestock farmers in Kenya can now access essential extension services from their mobile phones following the unveiling of the the ‘Last Mile’ app. The “LastMile” initiative is an integrated, solutions-driven program seeking to address crucial [c]
Zanaco Bank recognised that smallholder farmers are an important segment of Zambia’s economy, and partnered with the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and Agrifin Accelerate (AFA)/Mercy Corps to develop and test the go-to-market strategy for [c]
By Shannon McCrocklin Agricultural mobile phone applications have the potential to ignite a revolution in farming that will lower prices for consumers, as well as educate, motivate, and support farmers to increase production. In this post, we [c]
Wefarm, the digital network for small-scale agricultural producers, has raised $13 million in a Series A financing round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm True Ventures. The funds will help Wefarm further scale its [c]
FarmSmart, in partnership with London-based technical consultancy Amido, has launched a mobile application that shares essential, sustainable and climate-smart farming knowledge to smallholder farmers. Providing tailored recommendations for farmers based on location, soil-type, season and [c]
Refinitiv and AFGRI Technology Services (ATS) have launched the Bankable Farmer Research Initiative (BFRI) which will be dedicated to the use of data science, alternative data sets and novel approaches to risk modelling in order [c]
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