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- Press Release: Bountifield joins iDE operations, scaling up postharvest handling best practices and partnerships with local entrepreneurs for small-scale, value-added processing
- Young Entrepreneurs Partner to Expand Services for Smallholder Farmers
- She Feeds Africa: Creating Opportunities for Rural Women
- Bountifield Unveils New Impact Report from Program Activities in Kenya
- Bountifield Hosts Entrepreneurs Competition for MSMEs
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In recent months, we have been excited to see Bountifield’s young entrepreneurs actively seek to collaborate, partner and mentor one another.
Read MoreShe Feeds Africa: Creating Opportunities for Rural Women
In September, Bountifield onboarded 10 new women entrepreneurs as part of the “She Feeds Africa” initiative, in Kenya creating improved access for rural women.
Read MoreYoung entrepreneur brings postharvest technology to farmers
With the SL-3 thresher, Silvester provides postharvest services to farmers as a fee-for-service business to help them save both time and labor.
Read MoreEmpowering Rural Women in Agriculture
Rural women play a significant role in agriculture and with improved access to resources, are key contributors to building more resilient food systems.
Read MoreWhile the coronavirus pandemic has been disruptive to the daily lives of everyone around the world, it also both highlights and exacerbates inequities of specific groups of people. One of…
Read MoreAgribusiness Helps Smallholder Farmers Navigate Market Challenges
Nicholas Owiti, a father of three, owns and operates a Farm Service Centre (FSC) in Homa Bay County in Western Kenya. Through his FSC, he helps 500 local farmers obtain…
Read MoreFrom Seasonal to Year-Round Business Activities
Access to time and labor-saving technologies not only makes postharvest processing more efficient but is also a beneficial resource for entrepreneurial opportunities.
Read MoreImproving Quality of Cassava with Postharvest Drying Technologies
When drying cassava in open-air, it takes Namasango 3-4 weeks to fulfill an order of 10 metric tons. The dryer however, is expected to reduce the fulfillment time to just one week.
Read MoreJane Kisia has been a sorghum entrepreneur, and farmer for over seven years in Kisumu County in Western Kenya. She is proud to help over 1,000 farmers, particularly women by offering commercial threshing services for greater productivity.
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