Ugandan farmers

Sesame buyers turn to neighbours as Kenyan farmers fail to meet demand

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By George Munene Bryan Kwena has carved a niche for himself as the go-to guy for anyone sourcing sesame in bulk from East Africa. Despite his company, Orgature Sesame Supply Limited, being based in Kenya, he’s often forced to source the cereal from Uganda which incurs him an extra cost. But as he explains it; …

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IT innovation connects farmers to unsecure loans

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A team of IT specialists are helping financial institutions offer loans to the small scale farmers through mapping and data compilation of the farmers fixed land assets and locations in a move aimed at granting farmers with no land titles capital to increase production. As is the case in most parts of Africa, land as …

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