Media
Kuza in the media.
Features, reports and podcasts about our work, the keynotes and talks we give on stage, and the awards our Agripreneur model has earned.
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New Green Entrepreneur and Agriculture Initiatives Launched to Augment Livelihoods for Youth
Official UNICEF press release on EKYAN launch with Kuza Biashara, Educate!, SNV as partners. Funded by FMC Corporation + Govt of Netherlands.
Kenya: Govt Launches 2 Youth-Led Green Initiatives in Partnership With UNICEF
Pan-African syndication of the EKYAN launch story.
Govt launches 2 youth-led green initiatives in partnership with UNICEF
Capital FM Kenya local coverage of EKYAN launch and youth-led green initiatives.
Planting Roots of Resilience: Grace's Journey as a Young Agripreneur in Kenya
Long-form story profiling Grace, a young Kuza agripreneur in the EKYAN program.
Planting Roots of Resilience: Grace's Journey
Generation Unlimited republication of Grace's story.
Engaging Kenyan Youth in Agriculture and Nutrition (EKYAN) — Programme Page
Official EKYAN programme page — partners, targets, funding. Companion page: unicef.org/genunlimited/engaging-kenyan-youth-agriculture-and-nutrition-ekyan
Kuza One Champions Rural Entrepreneurship in Africa
Feature on Kuza's 2025 momentum — 6M young people impacted, 253K SMBs, 155K jobs, REDI + OneNetwork scale.
Kuza One Champions Rural Entrepreneurship in Africa
Syndicated version of the 2025 Kuza One champions story.
Kuza's Mini MBA trains farmers as youth drive agri-tech
Feature on the Kuza Mini MBA — 15-week programme converting smallholders to agripreneurs. Notes Kuza named among TRANSFORM 2025 East Africa Challenge winners.
Kenya's Rural Agripreneurs Are Not Who You Think They Are
Op-ed citing recent Kuza data — 97.6% agripreneurs are smartphone users, 83% used mobile lending, 50% keep digital records.
Kuza One: Technology powered village-level advisory services for farmers
Partner platform 2SCALE profiles Kuza's village-level advisory model.
Chicken and Chips: Easy to Crave, Hard to Produce
Expert Eye column referencing Kuza's poultry value-chain work.
Chicken and Chips: Easy to Crave, Hard to Produce
Sister-publication republication of the Africa Outlook piece.
Project seeks to support youth in agriculture
FarmKenya feature on Kuza's youth-in-agriculture initiative.
Eight Kenyan agritech startups feted in global contest
Kenyan agritech recognition mentioning Kuza.
Leveraging DPI for inclusive, farmer-centric agriculture
Coverage of Kuza's role in deploying OneNetwork as a Beckn-powered DPI across Kenya.
Sriram Bharatam on Being That Happy Failure
Profile of Kuza founder Sriram Bharatam in BD Africa's Lifestyle section.
Young Entrepreneur Rethinks Future, Pursues Rural Agribusiness
USAID Feed the Future feature on a Kuza-trained young agripreneur.
Heifer unveils Digital Agriculture Champions Initiative in Africa
Kuza named as a partner in Heifer International's DAC initiative covering 11 African countries.
Heifer unveils Digital Agriculture Champions Initiative in Africa
Nigerian Tribune coverage of the Heifer + Kuza DAC initiative.
Global NGO Unveils Digital Agriculture Champions Initiative in Africa
Voice of Nigeria coverage of the Heifer + Kuza DAC initiative.
Heifer unveils Digital Agriculture Champions initiative in Africa to drive sustainable growth
Industry-press coverage emphasizing sustainability angle of the DAC initiative.
Heifer unveils the Digital Agriculture Champions initiative in Africa
Rootooba coverage of the DAC initiative.
Heifer International unveils digital agric initiative in Africa
Punch Nigeria coverage of the DAC initiative.
Heifer to train youths on digital agric initiative
Daily Trust Nigeria coverage of the DAC initiative.
Heifer Launches Africa's Digital Agriculture Champions Initiative
Industry-event press wire syndication of the DAC announcement.
Empowering a New Generation of Agripreneurs — Sriram Bharatam's TEDx Talk
TEDx talk on the Kuza agripreneur model. Kuza-hosted landing page; talk available via TEDx channels.
China Meet Africa Forum, Accra — Keynote by Sriram Bharatam
Keynote address at the China-Africa Forum in Accra.
Meet Sriram Bharatam — AYuTe Africa Challenge 2021 finalist
Heifer Kenya video profile of Sriram as a 2021 AYuTe Africa Challenge finalist.
Sriram Bharatam — Founder Kuza (FB video)
Founder feature video on the Kuza Biashara Facebook page.
The exChange Podcast Ep. 1 — Unlearning to Scale: Transforming Rural Africa Through Innovation
Podcast appearance — Sriram on unlearning, scaling, system orchestration. Exact episode URL TBD — verify via Spotify/YouTube.
Science and Innovation Forum 2024: Digital Agriculture Changemakers in Action
FAO 2024 Science & Innovation Forum — Sriram speaks on Kuza Farm's rural entrepreneurship + digital value-chain approach.
Horasis Extraordinary Meeting — Re-Inventing Education for Rural Regions
Sriram speaks on rural agripreneur innovation at Horasis. Tweet links to the talk.
Impact of Kuza Agripreneur Model — Main Report (DAT Programme 2020-2024)
Mixed-methods evaluation. 82% of agripreneurs recruited under NARIGP, scaled to 23 counties. Bilingual EN/SW delivery.
Creating an innovation ecosystem to connect a million Kenyan smallholders
World Bank Kenya Innovation Conference proceedings featuring Kuza's model. Older but a foundational reference.
Mercy Corps Agri Fin Portfolio
60 Decibels insights on the Mercy Corps AgriFin portfolio — Kuza listed as a portfolio company.
Kuza One — WFP Innovation Project Page
Official UN WFP Innovation Accelerator project page for Kuza One. Sprint program goal: scale agripreneur model to 29 Kenyan counties.
EKYAN — UN MPTF Office Project Page
Official MPTF project page tracking EKYAN funding and milestones.
Social entrepreneurship through digitally networked communities — Iridium Interactive case study
Academic case study of Iridium Interactive — Sriram's earlier company, precursor to Kuza. Useful for founder narrative.
Going to Kenya to explore the agriculture innovation ecosystem with Kuza
First-person account from a researcher visiting the Kuza ecosystem in Kenya.
Kuza — Unreasonable Company Profile
Kuza listed as an Unreasonable portfolio venture.
Sriram Bharatam — Unreasonable Entrepreneur Profile
Sriram's Unreasonable Fellow profile.
Sriram Bharatam — World Summit Awards profile
WSA profile — Kuza won the Global Champion award in Environment & Green Energy category.
Kuza Biashara — Certified B Corporation
Official B Corp certification listing for Kuza Biashara Limited.
Kuza Biashara — Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase entry — investors, funding rounds, key people.
Sriram Bharatam — Crunchbase person profile
Crunchbase person profile for the Kuza co-founder.
Kuza — Tracxn company profile
Tracxn aggregator profile with founders, funding, competitors.
Sriram Bharatam — F6S Member Profile
F6S profile — Sriram listed as Africa Chair, Global Growth, Entrepreneurs' Organization.
Sriram Bharatam — Mercy Corps AgriFin-ALE Speaker
Speaker profile for the AgriFin Africa Learning Event.
AYuTe Africa Innovation Community — Kuza listed
Kuza featured in the AYuTe innovation community page (Heifer-affiliated agritech competition).
The Kuza Youth Agripreneur Model & OneNetwork
OpenAgriNet blog explainer of the Kuza model — REDI, OneNetwork, agripreneur framework.