by Muthoni Mugo | Aug 28, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Digital Financial Services, Women & Youth
The costs and benefits associated with adopting climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices are distributed unequally among household members. We partnered with EIT Climate – Kic to assess the best way possible through which women can be equitably included in...
by LJ Mortara | Jun 15, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Farmer Capability & Smart Farming, News and Events, Women & Youth
Update: Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Webinar, and a special thanks for our panelists for their participation! The following Webinar content is available here: 〉 Webinar Audio Recording 〉 Webinar Powerpoint Presentation 〉 Irrigation Policy Brief 〉...
by Muthoni Mugo | May 15, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Digital Financial Services, Distribution Channel Logistics, Farmer Capability & Smart Farming, Market Access, Women & Youth
In 2015, Mercy Corps launched the AgriFin Accelerate (AFA) Programme; a six-year, $24 million project funded by the Mastercard Foundation. AFA had the goal of reaching one million farmers with digital financial services across Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, whose...
by Agrifin | Mar 5, 2020 | All, Farmer Capability & Smart Farming, Women & Youth
Once losing their crops to increased drought, one farming community in Kenya is now using a simple set of tools to grow their livelihoods and take on climate change. When farmers and business owners in Kenya see rain clouds, they see rows of productive crops, food for...
by Agrifin | Aug 7, 2019 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Digital Financial Services, Farmer Capability & Smart Farming, Women & Youth
Over two-thirds of registered users of the HaloYako savings product are below the age of 35, making them the product’s keenest adopters. But, when compared to census data, the above numbers are highly disproportionate. HaloYako is a digitally enabled saving service in...
by Agrifin | Jul 23, 2019 | All, Digital Financial Services, Women & Youth
Youth don’t often see a future in agriculture. This is even the case in Kenya, where about 65 percent of the population lives in rural areas, and 70 percent of rural households depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Agriculture provides the single most important...
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