Agri-Tech

CABI partners to provide farmers/experts free education and training

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The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) and free agridigital learning platform, East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer Foundation (EWS-KT), are collaborating to provide education and training opportunities for smallholder farmers, farmer trainers and extension workers, and other agriculture sector professionals. This partnership will enable widespread utilization of scientific knowledge for improving crop quality and yield …

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Isinya farm introduces innovative solar panel farming to E. Africa

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By George Munene Latia Agribusiness Centre in Isinya has unveiled East Africa’s first Agrivoltaic farm– a farming method that grows crops underneath solar panels. The innovative agricultural practice facilitates farming under limited land, renewable energy generation and can significantly improve the productivity of crops because the shade provided by the panel arrays reduces heat stress …

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Microsoft to deliver agri extension services through farmer’s phones

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By George Munene Microsoft has developed the Kenya National Agriculture Platform to help farmers access extension and advisory services. The service will give farmers information from the agriculture ministry, government institutions, and the private agriculture sector. Through an agriculture chatbot (#AgriChatBot), farmers will be able to freely access information on pest diagnosis, market prices, soil …

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Standard Chartered launches incubator program for women in agritech

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By George Munene Standard Chartered Bank Limited has launched the Women in Technology Cohort 5 Incubator Program, an initiative that seeks to fund Kenyan women in tech offering solutions to challenges in agriculture, healthcare, education, manufacturing, IT, financial services, and logistics. The incubator program for female-founded businesses helps improve diversity in technology and entrepreneurship. The …

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Israeli AgriTech company brings digital irrigation to 500K Kenyan small-scale maize growers

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Up to to 500,000 smallholder maize farmers – mostly women living in Bungoma and Busia – will have access to SupPlant’s new sensor-less irrigation technology. This tech will collect and analyze hyperlocal climatic, plant, and irrigation data that will then aid these farmers in water conservation to avoid crop failure. SupPlant, a leading Israeli smart …

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Kenyan AgriTech startup helps farmers raise yields & lower risk using data-driven farming

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By George Munene UjuziKilimo is a Kenyan agritech startup that collects and analyses agricultural data geared towards enabling the world’s smallholder farmers to improve their productivity and reduce risks through data-driven precision insights. This data provides farmers granular information on personalised weather patterns, market information, proper agronomic practices, insurance options, etc. This enables them to practice knowledge-driven agriculture; making …

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Former KQ pilot uses drones to help farmers increase yields & cut cost

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By George P. Munene After 13 years in the aviation sector, retired Captain Dan Ng’ong’a has meshed his newfound passion for agriculture and his aviation background to help farmers master precision agriculture that helps them raise their yields and cut on costs. “A drone fitted with an 18-liter tank can cover five acres of farmland …

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