NAIROBI, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Indigenous seed companies in the sub-Saharan African region have proved more adept at reaching out to small-holder farmers when compared to their multinational peers, says a study launched in Nairobi on Monday. The Access to Seeds Index 2019 study that covered eas...
It was founded in 2011 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Agilis Partners Agilis Partners is a food and agriculture enterprise focused on empowering Ugandans to feed Africa. The company's main offerings include the production of grains and oilseeds using sustainable farming practices, and the ...
His desire to lead a business that makes a positive impact on the community led him to become the managing director of Ten Senses Africa, a fair trade cashew and macadamia nut processing company based in Nairobi, Kenya. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https...
Organizations such as AGRA/PASS invest their resources mainly in private sector seed business development, that is, in the promotion of private commercial seed and formal sector input companies. In contrast, select non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and donors have signaled the need to support ...
Traders at all scales reported no direct ties to the research sector or to private seed companies, and none had accessed either certified or quality declared seed. All traders interviewed sold bean grain and informal seed; it was not one business or the other, but both. While grain sales ...
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The study focused on the role of strategies employed in achieving competitive advantage in seed companies with specific case of Kenya Seed Company. Kenya Seed Company is a state corporation in the Ministry of Agriculture and as an organization is one of the country's economically central state cor...
"Adoption of improved seed varieties is recognized as a key driver in improving productivity and addressing food security. But the farmers are not using inputs, mainly fertilizer, adequately, thus leading to low food production," he told an agricultural forum in Nairobi. ...
CIP worked with several private companies and public organizations to deliver seed of improved varieties to smallholder farmers. Large-scale private farms were attracted to produce quality seed through a 50:50 cost sharing for constructing aero- ponic facilities and by linking them to markets. CIP ...
The costs associated with the bulking and marketing of new seed varieties acts both as a disincentive for high turnover of new products and limits competition from new seed companies12. However, through coordinated working and partnerships, either in the form of public–private partnerships for ...