Farmers shift to family and digital lenders as bank, SACCO credit drops despite CBK easing
Kenyan farmers are increasingly ditching banks and SACCOs in favour of borrowing from family, friends and digital lending platforms, even as conventional borrowing costs fall. The latest Agriculture Sector Survey by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows a clear pivot toward informal and tech‑enabled credit, underscoring changing preferences and risk dynamics in agricultural financing….
