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Dairy quickest, most impactful sector to address Kenya’s economic woes

According to President William Ruto’s top economic adviser, David Ndii, the dairy sector offers the quickest and most impactful opportunity to improve the country’s cost of living, create jobs, enhance foreign exchange, offer inclusive growth, and address youth unemployment in Kenya. “Kenya is the biggest milk producer in Africa with about five million total cows. […]

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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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US invests $15M investment in African farmers to support food systems

The United States government has announced a $15 million investment to support inclusive and resilient food systems in Africa. This will be targeted at smallholder farmers, women, and small- and medium-sized businesses in food systems across the continent.  Announced on Tuesday (02/09/2023), at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, USAID Deputy

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