Trade finance crisis threatening Kenya’s farmers, co-operatives

Kenya’s agricultural export ambitions are facing a major financial hurdle as thousands of farmers, cooperatives and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) struggle to access affordable capital needed to take advantage of growing international demand. Despite the country’s strong agricultural base and expanding opportunities in overseas markets, many producers and small businesses remain unable to…

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Ministry of Agriculture Livestock Development and other partners during launch of initiative that integrates agricultural insurance into Kenya’s National Fertilizer Subsidy Program/photo courtesy

Gov’t rolls out pioneering insurance-integrated fertilizer subsidy to safeguard smallholder farmers 

Ministry of Agriculture Livestock Development alongside partners: PULA Advisors, The Bayer Foundation, Lemonade Foundation, SOMPO Digital Lab, and Etherisc have launched an initiative that integrates agricultural insurance into Kenya’s National Fertilizer Subsidy Program. The pilot phase, targeting 250,000 smallholder farmers across 11 counties of Makueni, Kisii, Migori, Meru, Nyeri, Trans Nzoia,  Kakamega, Kericho, Nakuru and…

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