Innovation in agriculture

KCIC opens applications for 2023 Vijana na AgriBiz Competition

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) has opened nationwide applications for the 2023 Vijana na AgriBiz Competition which aims to fund youth and women with innovative commercially viable ideas in agribusiness. According to a statement by KCIC, “The competition aims to tackle barriers that prevent youths from harnessing the vast potential within the agricultural sector. …

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

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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