agribusiness

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Ecobank AGRA
BUSINESSECONOMY

Ecobank, AGRA Strategic Partnership Unlocks Massive Capital For Agribusinesses

Partnership focuses on de-risking agricultural lending through blended finance, risk-sharing facilities, and tailored financial products

Shadrack kisiero, Seed Maize Farmer Trans Nzoia(left), Susan Ndungu Head, SME Banking NCBA and Wilson Saina, Production Officer, Kenya Seed
BUSINESSNEWS

NCBA, Kenya Seed Step Up Financing Push for Farmers Ahead of 2026 Planting Season

Lender expands agribusiness push as farmers seek funding for 2026 planting season

agribusiness in Africa
NEWS

British International Investment Leads Investors in Ksh10 Billion Agribusiness Funding

The joint commitment will support small and medium-sized agribusinesses to increase productivity and expand food systems

Agribusiness Challenge Fund
FEATURED ARTICLE

Mastercard Foundation Fund Launches Agribusiness Challenge

The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity has launched an Agribusiness Challenge Fund, calling for proposals from SMEs in agriculture that can...

Family Bank Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Mbithi.
BUSINESS

Family Bank Commits Ksh6 Billion To Finance Agribusinesses

Family Bank has committed Ksh6 billion to extend affordable credit to agribusinesses across 17 counties through the USAID’s Pay for Performance initiative under...

ENABLE Kenya funds
ECONOMY

Youth In Agriculture To Get Sh1.5M Each Under ENABLE Kenya Project

ENABLE Kenya: Kenya on 4th June 2021 unveiled an ambitious youth empowerment programme aimed at at creating employment and generating income.  The Ksh2.2...

Agriculture technology in Kenya
OPINION

Technology Can Transform Kenya’s Agricultural Sector

Kenya’s agriculture sector has grown by 4.8% annually since 2012 with its share of GDP at 33% as of 2016. At the same...

gogettaz agriprenuer competition www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED ARTICLE

Sh10 Million Up For Grabs in Battle of Agriprenuers

The $100,000 (Ksh10 million) GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition is back for its second year. The competition aims to inspire young people in Africa...

Youth involved in tomato farming. Youth inclusion, engagement, and most importantly, retention in the agriculture sector are hot topics www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED ARTICLE

How to Engage, Retain Youth in Agriculture

When I was a young boy growing up in rural Kenya, farm work was punishment—be it at school, digging the farm if you...