Financial Inclusion

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New international carbon credit market assist African farmers get loans

By George Munene A new carbon credit project will assist up to 5,000 small-scale farmers in Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia to unlock the international carbon market in the developing world. It will give access to loans that smallholder farmers will use to transition to agroforestry at scale and monetize carbon stored in the trees they …

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Kenyas arid livestock farmers

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

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 …

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