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How KCV is driving transformation to climate-resilient food systems

Kenya’s food system is in the throes of a climate crisis. From massive outbreaks of desert locusts that can eat as much food as 35,000 people can per square kilometre to low and declining crop productivity. Kenya needs to adapt its agriculture and food system to climate change. Filling the gap between today’s demand and

The grave need for banks, private sectors to acknowledge harmful climate impact

For a long time, banks and private sectors have resisted acknowledging their harmful climate impact but preferred focusing almost entirely on climate risk. The current wave of “net-zero 2050” commitments however presents a tacit acknowledgement by banks that they too are major emitters and need to zero their financed emissions by 2050 at the latest.

KCV invests in Agriflora Solutions for impact in sustainable food and agriculture

Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV) has invested in an agribusiness startup company, Agriflora Solutions, to help the company accelerate the transition to sustainable food and agricultural system. The company based in Nyahururu-Kenya uses fully decomposed animal and plant waste to process organic fertilizers with the aim of providing their clients with quality products in a safe,

Financing green sectors: An opportunity for investors to yield healthy returns

Although there is an urgent need for innovation and investment on large scale to help sustain the economic growth of the green industrial revolution, financing of green sectors has presented a great opportunity for investors to reap significant positive returns. In a report by International Finance Corporation (IFC) Climate Investment Opportunities in Emerging Markets, the

Robotic technological systems set to make agriculture more sustainable

For a very long-time agriculture has depended on disruptive innovations to make big strides. Today, innovators continue to innovate more technologies such as robotics that are likely to disrupt the status quo and create immense benefit to farmers and consumers. Robotic agricultural systems such as drones, self-driving tractors, fruit-picking robots and smart sensors are set

Kenya Climate Ventures invests in Onja Uone Limited, Sunken Limited

On Monday, 15th February 2020, Kenya Climate Ventures led by CEO Victor Ndiege signed financial agreements with Bungoma-based company Onja Uone Limited and Turkana-based Sunken Limited to help them unlock their growth and innovation potential in the agricultural and clean energy sectors respectively. “The whole idea is to promote clean energy solutions and agribusiness. Investing in

Investment in climate-smart agriculture has the potential of transforming Africa

Agriculture contributes to 14% of global (greenhouse gas) emissions making it a crucial sector that needs to urgently adopt sustainable, resilient and climate-smart solutions(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). Recent research indicates that challenges experienced in Africa such as climate change, human growth and consumer demands hinder the sustainable growth of the food

Investing in clean energy to mitigate the effects of climate change

In 2020, the World Economic Forum ranked climate change as the biggest threat to sustainable development. Therefore, to achieve climate goals, it is estimated that wind, solar and biogas must provide almost all new electricity and power capacity between now and 2040.   Private and government sectors have since established that investing in clean energy is

Access to finance remains a key booster to SME growth

The staying power of a business has always been attributed to its financing structure, its management, and the kind of assistance it might receive. This means that one of the basic requirements for the SMEs to grow, develop and sustain themselves is adequate financing which can enable them to develop more robust products or services.

Renewable power has proven its potential during Covid-19

There are increased calls for companies and corporate organizations to invest more in the renewable energy sector. Renewable power has proven its resilience to the crisis and has a high chance of increasing energy access not only during the Covid-19 pandemic era but also post the pandemic. In a recent report published by International Energy

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