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UK invests $26.5M in African farmers’ post-harvest structural improvements

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, today announced a Sh4 billion (US$26.5 million) commitment to AFEX, Africa’s leading commodities platform, which currently operates over 200 warehouses in Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda and serves over 450,000 farmers. The investment will support structural improvements in Africa’s agricultural industry, which will […]

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Kenya’s Environment Court dismisses case challenging GM crops use

The Kenya Environment Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a government decision to allow the importation and cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops designed to combat food insecurity. Upon assuming office in October, President William Ruto lifted the ban on GM crops which had been in place since 2012. This came after a since discredited

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World leaders call for innovative private sector partnerships to finance Africa’s agri

In a special session Monday at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2023, Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto, offered a grim assessment of the current situation of agriculture on the continent: Agricultural production in Africa is currently the lowest in the world, with severe implications on nutrition and food security. As of the

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DP Ruto hands over cert to grad

Government to offer internship to agricultural graduates, equipping them with practical skills in farming

DP Ruto handing over a certificate to a graduate. The government will from July start offering internships to graduates from agricultural colleges across the country. Photo courtesy. The Kenyan government will start offering internship from agricultural graduates from different colleges across the country beginning July this year to help them acquire hands-on skills in food

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Adil El Youseffi CEO Liquid Telecom Kenya

Affordable internet enabling farmers improve food production

Artificial intelligence is revolutionising agriculture By Adil El Youssefi, CEO Liquid Telecom Kenya Adil El Youssefi, CEO Liquid Telecom Kenya. Photo: Courtesy Artificial intelligence offers the promise of transforming agriculture in ways that could save over 815 million people, or 11 per cent of the world’s population, from hunger: most especially in Africa, where the

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