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Kenya Climate Ventures and Taimba Limited Forge Transformative Investment Partnership in AgriTech – Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV), a pioneering
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KCV Signs Refinancing Agreement with Acacia Innovations to Scale Production of Kuni Safi Briquettes
Kenya Climate Ventures has signed a refinancing agreement with Acacia Innovations Limited. The funding aims to scale the production and distribution
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Victor Ndiege of Kenya Climate Ventures announced as one of the 2022 Meaningful Business 100. The leading award in the profit
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KCV signs loan agreement with Shammah Rown Group to finance seedling production technology
Kenya Climate Ventures has given Shammah Rown Group a loan investment to help the company set up a tissue culture laboratory
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KCV Clients Receive CO-Financing From KKCF
Sunken Limited , Rafode Limited and Hydroponics Africa Limited are among the overall winners of the just concluded Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge
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Going nuts: Farmers’ big bet to escape poverty
Macadamia farming is a sunrise industry. It holds much promise for farmers, the economy and consumers alike, particularly as the market
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Farmers struggling with dead land, there is hope
The use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides would possibly increase yields. Still, these inputs are out of reach to many small-scale
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Company serving health miracles from the Moringa tree
Botanic Treasures is a health and wellness company dealing with the value addition of speciality foods. The production and processing of
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Increasing Sustainability by reducing Women’s Vulnerabilities to Climate Change with Sunken Limited
Sunken Limited is a medium-sized enterprise working in the renewable energy sector in Kenya. They fabricate energy efficient cook stoves in
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Using Local Resources to Provide Livelihoods with HornAfrik Gums Limited
HornAfrik Gums Limited utilizes untapped resources to provide alternate livelihood opportunities to local pastoralists. The company collects gums and resin in
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Sustainable Farming with Hydroponics Africa Limited
Sustainable farming has become the frontier of the growing agricultural sector by promoting innovative resources and technologies in farm activities. Hydroponics
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The Menace of E- waste
On Thursday 14th October 2021, Kenya joined the world in marking The International E-Waste day which involved a call to all
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Taming Kenyan schools’ addiction to firewood
When it is lunchtime in most schools in Kenya, heavy smoke fills the air. Cooks who report for duty at 5AM
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What is the best enabler for sustainable investment?
The sustainable investment market is still in its adolescence stage – and it is going through a growth spurt. While it
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Sustainable investing in its teenage years
A new industry report suggests that COVID-19 has only deepened the pressure to invest sustainably for institutional players. Schroders’ latest look
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Why investing in water is ideal to fight the climate change crisis
We all know there is a climate emergency. What is less well known is the significant impact it has on water
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Kenya’s water dilemma: Walking into a silent crisis
It is no surprise that Kenya Climate Ventures, KCV, an impact investor in Kenya, has opened a window of investment for
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Renewable energy pioneer wins backing from Kenya Climate Ventures
On Monday, 19th July 2021, Kenya Climate Ventures, led by CEO Victor Ndiege, signed an investment agreement with a Kenyan, non-deposit
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KCV invests in gum production in northern Kenya
Kenya Climate Ventures, KCV, an impact investment management company that seeks to accelerate access to climate smart solutions by providing tailored
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Greening MSMEs is essential to help move the private sector to a low carbon trajectory
The private sector is the largest energy user and greenhouse gas producer and will play a vital role in mitigation. The
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In the wake of sustainable financing, what businesses should get funding?
When you think about environmental sustainability in business, three types of groups come to mind. The first group being the one
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Meru Highlands secures support to expand milk processing
Kenya Climate Ventures, KCV, an independent financial organization in Kenya, has made a financial investment in Meru Highlands Dairy, the second
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Technology as an enabler for sustainable agriculture
When you think of the amount of effort and money put into outer space exploration, you might question the actual benefit
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Fueling Kenyan schools with green fuel made from sugarcane waste
With energy generated from renewable sources predicted to be among the significant fuel sources in the coming decade, a company in
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Water and energy for food: Addressing climate vulnerability
In recent years, the complex set of interdependencies among water, energy and food systems – or what is commonly termed the
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KCV equity investments promises clean energy and a sustainable future
As the world celebrated Earth Week this year, Kenya found itself at a pivotal moment in an effort to achieve its
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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
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Driving resilience: financing energy for food and water
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations recognizes energy, food and water as essentials for human well-being, sustainable development
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How to use finance as a sustainability advocate
While the COVID-19 pandemic has turned our personal and business lives upside down, we cannot ignore the silver linings that have
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Impact investors steering towards renewable energy investments in Africa
The growing concern for the environment, climate change and its destructive consequences, combined with advancements in technology, have led to the
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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
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Impact investing plants seeds of growth for farmers
When nutritionist and entrepreneur, Elizabeth Mwenda, reflects on the growth of Botanic Treasures, a health and wellness company dealing with value
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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
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KCV: Elevating small scale enterprises through impact investing
Small scale enterprises are one of the key drivers of economic growth vital to most economies. They contribute to the Gross
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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
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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
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AgTech trends that are shaping the future of agriculture globally
Over the past years, the agricultural sector has been evolving tremendously in regards to increased automation, increased productivity rates, as well
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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
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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
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Why there is a need to invest in humanitarian markets
Over two billion people worldwide live in countries where development outcomes are derailed by fragility, conflict, and violence. According to the
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How has the humanitarian market been restructured to promote sustainable development?
Recent and reoccurring deadly weather phenomenon in East Africa, such as Cyclone Idai, and several other pre-existing factors are fueling a
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Saving lives and making money: The need for humanitarian financing
There is a critical role investors play in alleviating human suffering, improving the resilience of communities worldwide and by doing so
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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,
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Water management investments crucial in achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Given the relationship between water security and economic growth, it is safe to say that investments in the water sector are
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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
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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
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Sistema Bio performs well in the 60 Decibles Agriculture impact benchmarks 2020- Report
Sistema.bio is doing well compared to 60 Decibels Agriculture impact benchmarks. The biodigester company has an opportunity to increase inclusivity, and
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Sistema Bio: Creating value from waste for Kenyan smallholder farmers
The Kenyan market currently has a huge demand for biogas. Sistema Bio is keen on filling the biogas gap in the
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Investing in off grid solar for commercial and industrial use in Kenya
In Africa, a combination of high energy costs and falling solar PV module prices is accelerating sales of solar directly to
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Vuma Biofuels secures investment from Kenya Climate Ventures
Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV), a Kenyan based impact investor, has signed a convertible note investment agreement with Vuma Biofuels in order
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KCIC supports the conversion of waste plastic into fuel
Patrick Watene, the Co-founder of Adarsh Polymers is appreciative after Kenya Climate Innovation Center supported him with Early-Stage Financing (ESF) to
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Impact investing holds steady amid corona storm
While global investment is expected to fall sharply this year as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, impact investment – the
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Its money, its nutrition, its carbon capture: Moringa – the wonder plant
Endemic to the coastal region of Kenya, in no way is Moringa a new plant. It has been commonly eaten around
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Commercialising chilli production
Mace foods, a large scale producer of dehydrated spices, herbs, vegetables and chillies based in Eldoret-Kenya is in the value-added market
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How Impact Investing Is Promoting Climate-Friendly Projects
Most startups and small enterprises in Kenya find it difficult accessing flexible financing, tailored to the cash-flow nature of their businesses.
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Enterprise Development Manager (Portfolio Manager) (U349)
As a member of the management team, the Enterprise Development Manager will contribute to the overall vision and direction of KCV
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Understanding business models in the climate change space
Looking at the climate change space generally, the sector by nature is new. A lot of the things in the sector
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Kenya Climate Ventures invests in Sistema.bio’s expansion in Kenya
Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV), a World Bank Fund, just concluded an investment round in Sistema.bio to deliver sustainable renewable energy and
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Moringa: Supporting the elderly group with a source of livelihood
More often than not, the elderly group in the African Society is characterised with dependence and involvement of caregivers.
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Investment in moringa a big opportunity for Kilifi County
As a member of the management team, the Enterprise Development Manager will contribute to the overall vision and direction of KCV
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Renewable Energy Summit
On the 6th of July 2017 Christian Aid and other like-minded partners including Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) held a national
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