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Sustainable agriculture financing, a must-have conversation for Kenya
Agriculture-focused fintechs accounted for a disproportionately small share of the $880 million raised by Kenyan startups in 2023. FILE PHOTO | COURTESY
Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (Finas) 2025 Dialogue
Participating in conversations around sustainable financing for Kenya’s agriculture in the past few months alongside some of the key players in this space has been quite a learning experience for me.
I have learnt, for example, that for all the buzz around the digital revolution in Kenya, only 15 percent of the country’s farmers use the fintechs – the companies whose technology platforms have made financial services more accessible and more affordable for businesses and consumers.
