Stories from the field.

EKYAN expands to Kisumu, Busia and Samburu

🌱 Building on impact. Expanding the last mile.

Who is the Four-Hour Farmer? Kuza at TEDx Kigali Youth

Who is the Four-Hour Farmer?

What agripreneurs told us about AskNia

Did you know that a four-year study of smallholder households in Western Kenya found that only 9% of chickens leaving a flock were sold, while 60% were lost to mortality?

Backing the National Agribusiness Summit for a second year

🌾 Every successful agribusiness has a story. This is your chance to tell yours.

The Empty Factory and the Full Farm

Our recent perspective paper, The Empty Factory and the Full Farm, explores one of agriculture’s biggest paradoxes: why processors struggle to secure reliable supply while farmers

Sriram Bharatam’s Inspiring Keynote at the 8th AgriFin Learning Event

Journey to Africa: A Life-Altering Encounter

Empowering a New Generation of Agripreneurs: Sriram Bharatam’s TEDx Talk

The Problem: Limited Support for Smallholder Farmers

Kuza One Emerges as the Winner at Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Challenge

The Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Challenge saw Kuza One (Kuza Biashara) emerge as the winner in the improving access to markets for smallholder farmers category. The challenge, held in Nairobi and organized by the Worl

Future Readiness of SMEs: World Economic Forum case study on Kuza

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which represent around 90% of all firms globally, provide roughly 70% of all employment and, by some estimates, contribute to up to 70% of global GDP. At an aggregate level, the

How tech is making farming, agribusiness ‘cool’ for youth

For many years, farming has been considered by the youths as a domain for old people. Upon completion of their studies, young people have been leaving farms in rural areas and trooping to cities and urban areas in search

Kuza Leads High-Level Discussion at Kenya Innovation Week 2022

Kuza, in partnership with Heifer International, participated in Kenya’s Innovation Week (KIW) 2022 that brought together governments, the private sector, development entities, startups and members of the public, in order

1,000 MSMEs in Kenya and India to benefit from Yara Leadership Academy

Yara Africa & Asia (YAA) launched the Yara Leadership Academy for MSMEs in association with Kuza. Working closely with the Yara Social Impact Team, Kuza has customized its flagship  program, Leadership Academy, aimed at

Innovation day at IFAD’22: Ingredients for Innovation

On 21 June 2022, Innovation Day kicked off the IFAD’22 Conference, bringing together 74 speakers representing the governments of Colombia, Finland, Italy, Israel, Kenya, and the United States, and top executives from the

Enabling inclusive rural and agrifood system transformation through digitalization by UN FAO

On 27 June 2022, a high level regional event hosted by FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific kicked off conversations around enabling inclusive rural and agrifood system transformation through digitalization. This

Youth as Sustainable Digital Agriculture Champions to support small farmers across Africa

In accordance with this tech innovation drive, Heifer is working with Kuza Biashara, a digital social enterprise, as a technical partner, to offer a bundled solution that provides personalized digital training and extens

Kuza leads discussions on scaling partnerships Mercycorps/Agrifin 2022 Learning Event

With smallholder farmers facing unprecedented shocks over the last decade, the sixth Annual Agrifin Learning event of 2022 focused on bringing together stakeholders to discuss and build viable pathways to resilience for

Going Grassroots: a Reality Check AgriTech Meet 2022, Egypt

Orientation of 500 MSMEs across 33 Counties, Kenya

Yara Africa & Asia (YAA) launched the Yara Leadership Academy for MSMEs in association with Kuza. Working closely with the Yara Social Impact Team, Kuza has customized its flagship  program, Leadership Academy, aimed at

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Bungoma county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Bungoma as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for i

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Kajiado county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Kajiado as part of the World Bank’s Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project  (KCSAP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its Disruptiv

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Kericho county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Kajiado as part of the World Bank’s Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project  (KCSAP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its Disruptiv

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Kiambu county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Kiambu as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for it

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Kirinyaga county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Kirinyaga as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Kisii county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Kisii as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Kitui county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Kitui as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Kwale county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Kwale as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Kwale county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Kwale as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Meru county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Meru as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Makueni county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Makueni as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for i

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Muranga county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Muranga as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for i

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Nakuru county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Nakuru as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for it

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Nandi county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Nandi as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Narok county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Narok as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Nyandarua county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Nyandarua as part of the World Bank’s Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its Disrupti

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Trans Nzoia county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Trans Nzoia as part of the World Bank’s National Agriculture Rural Inclusive Growth Program (NARIGP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara f

Youth Agripreneur Program launched in Uasin Gishu county, Kenya

The Ministry of Agriculture, County Government of Uasin Gishu as part of the World Bank’s Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) and One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP) partnered with Kuza Biashara for its Disrup

UN WFP Isiolo and Samburu county Agripreneurs orientation workshop

The UN World Food Program (WFP) in association with Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA), Kuza Biashara, the County Governments of Isiolo and Samburu and Cereal Growers Association (CGA) conducted a orientation workshop for Fa

UN WFP Garissa and Tana River county Agripreneurs orientation workshop

The UN World Food Program (WFP) in association with Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA), Kuza Biashara, the County Governments of Tana River & Garissa and Cereal Growers Association (CGA) conducted a orientation workshop for

UN WFP Marsabit county Agripreneurs orientation workshop

The UN World Food Program (WFP) in association with Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA), Kuza Biashara, the County Government of Marsabit and Cereal Growers Association (CGA) conducted a orientation workshop for Farmer Servic

UN WFP Wajir county Agripreneurs orientation workshop

The UN World Food Program (WFP) in association with Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA), Kuza Biashara, the County Government of Marsabit and Cereal Growers Association (CGA) conducted an orientation workshop for Farmer Servi

Inviting enterprising youth to be Digital Agriculture Champions

Are you passionate about dairy, poultry, or livestock farming? then we have good news for you. Heifer International is giving you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to start or grow your own agribusiness by joining Heifer'

Kuza Digital Agripreneurs in Africa - A  World Bank Case Study

KUZA’s OneNetwork is an ecosystem platform with a human user interface (youth Agripreneurs) offering high-quality bundled services to smallholder farmers to increase their productivity and income. KUZA has taken a holist

Farm to Market Alliance Kenya: Business Coaching - From FSCs to Business Persons

Smallholder farmers in Kenya are often unable to take up opportunities to improve their livelihoods. FtMA, a consortium of six agri-focused organisations (AGRA, Bayer, Yara, Rabobank, Syngenta and the World Food Programm

Kuza: A revolution in rural businesses

Pioneers Post British council did an Immersive on Future of work and featured Kuza model extensively.

Kuza's Digital Micro-Learning Toolkit for Farmer Capacity Building in Mozambique in partnership with BCI

The aim of this project is to provide farmers with more dynamic and engaging training material and a platform that allows farmers to learn at their own pace and time, which when combined, will increase adoption of more s

BCI partners with Kuza for Field Facilitators Skill Development Program

In 2019, the Better Cotton GIF launched an online skill development tool for Field Facilitators (FF) in India. The learning platform enables FFs to undertake personalised and self-directed learning with a view to ensure

Young Entrepreneur Rethinks Future, Pursues Rural Agribusiness

Today, however, more young Kenyans like Lenah Mwangi, a 29-year-old graduate who studied commerce accounting at the University of Nairobi, are following their passion for farming and taking the skills learned from their

Kuza: Africa's first B-Corp featured in this B-Talk podcast by Leen Zevenbergen Co-founder of Blab Europe

How African companies leapfrog over most Western companies with new technology. Famous Kenyan entrepreneur Sriram Bharatam has built a public health solution and is using that technology to now develop microlearning all

ZBNF Platform, Hyderabad

Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a scalable model of low-input/high output agriculture that eliminates the use of synthetic external inputs by utilizing local farm-based inputs and regenerates soil health.

ZBNF Paderu, Landscape analysis

Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a scalable model of low-input/high output agriculture that eliminates the use of synthetic external inputs by utilizing local farm-based inputs and regenerates soil health.

Unreasonable Group

The Unreasonable Group operates immersive programs for growth-stage entrepreneurs offering solutions to seemingly intractable challenges. They are a multimedia company, a private global network, and an investment firm wh

Kuza Digital Extension Platform training in Kitui for AVCD, a Feed the Future Program

Kuza conducted a Digital Extension Platform training to County Officials & Farmers in Kitui county as part of the Accelerated Value Chain Development Program-Drought Tolerant Crops, (AVCD-DTC) Phase 2 being implemented i

Kirinyaga County Inception Meeting of the 1million farmers’ Platform

On Monday 9th March, 2020 Kuza was invited by the World Bank’s National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP), Kirinyaga County, Kenya, to participate in the Inception meeting with other Disruptive Agr

Kuza Digital Extension Platform training in Taita Taveta for AVCD, a Feed the Future Program

Kuza conducted a Digital Extension Platform training to the County Officials & Farmers in Taita Taveta County, Kenya as part of the Accelerated Value Chain Development Program-Drought Tolerant Crops, (AVCD-DTC) Phase 2 b

Tharaka Nithi County Inception Meeting of the 1million farmers’ Platform

On Friday 6th March, 2020 Kuza was invited by the World Bank’s Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP), Nyandarua county to participate in the Inception meeting with other Disruptive Agriculture Technology (DAT)

MyEO Global Social Impact Business Award (SIBA), Bangladesh

Kuza won the Hall of Fame winner of the Social Impact Business Awards 2020!

Nyandarua County Inception Meeting of the 1million Farmers’ Platform

On Friday 6th March 2020 Kuza was invited by the World Bank’s Kenya Climate-Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP), Nyandarua county to participate in the Inception meeting with other Disruptive Agriculture Technology (DAT) I

Nakuru County Inception Meeting of the 1million Farmers’ Platform

On Wednesday 4th March 2020 Kuza was invited by the World Bank’s National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP), Nakuru County, Kenya to participate in the Inception meeting with other Disruptive Agric

Kuza participates in BCI Scale Partners

Kuza presented updates on the Innovation project launched (in May 2019) for the BCI Field Facilitators at BCI’s Quarterly Scale Partner meet held in IDH Office, Gurgaon.  The Kuza Digital Platform, since being launched,

Kuza participates in World Bank DAT Workshop at KALRO

Kuza participated in a World Bank Disruptive Agriculture Technology (DAT) Workshop held at Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization – KALRO.  During the workshop, the County Governments held various discussio

Datahub visioning workshop for the 1million farmers’ Platform

Kuza participated in a Datahub visioning Workshop jointly hosted by Mercy Corps Agrifin program, Dalberg, KALRO & the World Bank at Hotel Radisson Blu, Nairobi.  The Workshop started with a presentation and a facilitated

Mozambique Climate Resilience Program launch

IDH & Kuza have launched the Kuza  Digital Platform & Kuza Digital Kit for the  Climate Resilience Program in Mozambique. This initiative is designed to increase the farmers’ resilience against extreme conditions and pov

Kuza Mentors leadership team of Cereal Growers Association

As a way of strengthening Cereal Growers Association (CGA) services to the Farmers Service Centres (FSCs) through the Agribusiness Advisors (AA), Kuza Biashara carried out a one-day participatory workshop,  aimed at equi

Kuza signs MOU with 5 Kenyan Counties for the 1million Farmers’ Platform

Kuza Biashara signed a two year MOU with 5 Kenyan County Governments: Kirinyaga, Nakuru, Narok, Nyandarua, and Tharaka Nithi on 09 Dec 2019 to deploy, Kuza One, a Digital Agtech solution as part of the implementation of

Unlocking and Scale agricultural services in the last mile

Kuza participated in the Mercy Corps AgriFin Accelerate’s 4th Annual Learning Event (ALE) held on the 3rd of December 2019 in Nairobi. The AgriFin Accelerate Program seeks to improve income, productivity, and resilience

BCI Scale Partners

Kuza presented updates on the Innovation project launched (in May 2019) for the BCI Field Facilitators across 5 Implementing Partners in Maharashtra & Gujarat at BCI’s Quarterly Scale Partner meet held in IDH Office, Gur

Kuza Biashara bags global award for innovation

Kenyan startup Kuza Biashara has beaten contenders at the World Summit Awards (WSA) to bag top prize in the Environment and Green Energy category.

Africa’s green revolution

NAIROBI. — The next phase of agricultural transformation that is required to boost food security and rural incomes across Sub-Saharan Africa will be realised through adoption of new technologies and innovation, experts s

Kenyan world beaters who have defied odds to put the country on the world map

Only this month, Kenyan startup Kuza Biashara beat contenders at the World Summit Awards (WSA) to bag top prize in the environment and green energy category. The award recognises achievements of digital innovation that d

World Bank eyes a million farmers with ‘disruptive’ digital platform

Kenya’s most promising agri-tech innovations will be supported by the World Bank with the aim of having one million Kenyan farmers on a digital platform over the next three years.

Climate Resilience Program landscape analysis - Mozambique

IDH & Kuza have signed up an agreement whereby Kuza would be extending support to the IDH Mozambique Climate Resilience program by deploying tailored digital training material in Portuguese and training “agripreneurs” to

Building One Global Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Global Entrepreneurship Congress, Bahrain, 2019

Kuza Biashara participated in the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC), Bahrain. Representatives from over 100 countries gathered with a common vision that the world needs more innovators, founders, doers and makers of

Kuza hosts World Bank DAT Conference

The Disruptive Agricultural Technology Innovation Knowledge and Challenge Conference (DAT) that was hosted on 5th - 6th in Nairobi, Kenya by  the World Bank, Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Korea-W

Kenya Agriculture Eco-system Conference hosted by Kuza Biashara and the World Bank

Kuza hosted a  “Disruptive Agriculture Technology (DAT) UnConference”  in partnership with The World Bank & Korea - World Bank Group Partnership Facility on Thursday, 04 April 2019 at Villa Rosa Kempinski, Nairobi.

Scaling up Agri technologies & innovations in the developing world

A conference focused on effective approaches to scaling up agricultural technologies and innovations in the developing world was hosted by Purdue University, USA. Scaled-up agricultural technologies and innovations can b

Driving Innovation in Early Childhood Development by UN SDG Philanthropy Platform

Kuza hosted a Webinar on “Driving Innovation in Early Childhood Development” on the SDG Philanthropy Platform on 20 June 2018.