Mercy Corps and Mastercard Foundation take fintech to farmers

Over 90 per cent of farmers use mobile phones to access financial services. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Humanitarian agency Mercy Corps is partnering with Mastercard Foundation to push for adoption of technology to benefit millions of small-scale Kenyan farmers for better food production and ending perennial shortages.

Mercy Corps’ Agrifin Accelerate Programme is a $25 million (Sh2.5 billion) project that is running for six years and will benefit Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania.

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