Indigenous crops

Kagoka Foods

Agritech startup giving market to small-scale banana, pumpkin, sweet potato, arrowroot & yam growers

By George Munene Kagoka Foods, an Agritech startup and social enterprise is partnering with small-scale farmers to promote the growing of tuber, root and banana crops in Kenya by giving them a market for yams, arrow roots, pumpkins, sweet potato and bananas. The company has a focus on promoting the growing, processing, value addition, packaging and …

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New international markets opening up for African vegetables 

By Brian Moseti An increase in appetite for traditional African vegetables (TAVs) is opening up new markets for Kenyan farmers abroad. The demand has been brought about by a rise in the numbers of Africans immigrating to the US, Europe and Australia.  This is in addition to the reduction of barriers in accessing these markets as a result of …

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