Funding

AdobeStock 221838732

USAID invites applicants for Sh600 million African agriculture grant

Leave a Comment / Funding

USAID Africa Trade and Investment (ATI) program is inviting applications from Kenyan start-ups in the agriculture value chain to the Sh600 million Africa Food Security and Resilience Partnerships grant opportunity. Run through the Prosper Africa initiative, the program seeks local Small and Medium Scale agricultural enterprises to partner with USAID to address food insecurity and …

USAID invites applicants for Sh600 million African agriculture grant Read More »

heifer international

NGO looking to train young Kenyan dairy, poultry, livestock agripreneurs

Leave a Comment / Funding, Smart farms, Youth

By George Munene Heifer International, a multinational nonprofit that seeks to end hunger and poverty by investing in farmers is looking to train young dairy, poultry, or livestock farmers helping them start or grow their own agribusinesses. The program run jointly with leading digital microlearning platform Kuza Biashara is looking to promote youth agripreneurship and …

NGO looking to train young Kenyan dairy, poultry, livestock agripreneurs Read More »

Kenyas arid livestock farmers

KCB, USAID Sh100M fund to finance Kenya’s arid livestock farmers

Leave a Comment / Funding

By George Munene The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and the United States Agency for Development (USAID) have inked a two-year deal that will mobilise Sh 100 million to finance livestock farmers in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). “This deal will help us link arid livestock farmers to markets, provide access to credit for small-scale …

KCB, USAID Sh100M fund to finance Kenya’s arid livestock farmers Read More »

Webp.net resizeimage

Standard Chartered launches incubator program for women in agritech

Leave a Comment / Agri-Tech, Funding

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 …

Standard Chartered launches incubator program for women in agritech Read More »

Subscribe
Subscribe