Innovative partnership scheme unlocks US$520,800 credit, boosting hundreds of Kenyan farmers’ resilience
During a financial product launch, a pre-approved credit line of US$ 520,800, an innovative financing solution, was accessed by 334 farmers in one Kenyan county to procure drought-resistant seeds, manage rainwater runoff, and improve soil health. The bundled product integrates bank risk capital, ins...
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| author | Wamicwe, Peter Derenoncourt, Marie Ena Newman, Richard |
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| description | During a financial product launch, a pre-approved credit line of US$ 520,800, an innovative financing solution, was accessed by 334 farmers in one Kenyan county to procure drought-resistant seeds, manage rainwater runoff, and improve soil health. The bundled product integrates bank risk capital, insurance, and climate-smart advisory services. Enabled by CGIAR innovations, 569 farmers were trained, with 334 receiving funding approval. Partners Acre Africa and Shalem Investments will scale to 1,000 farmers by 2026, with a potential reach of 42,500. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1744972025-11-05T11:09:22Z Innovative partnership scheme unlocks US$520,800 credit, boosting hundreds of Kenyan farmers’ resilience Wamicwe, Peter Derenoncourt, Marie Ena Newman, Richard smallholders-smallholder farmers climate change adaptation climate-smart agriculture value chains drought tolerance crop insurance sorghum During a financial product launch, a pre-approved credit line of US$ 520,800, an innovative financing solution, was accessed by 334 farmers in one Kenyan county to procure drought-resistant seeds, manage rainwater runoff, and improve soil health. The bundled product integrates bank risk capital, insurance, and climate-smart advisory services. Enabled by CGIAR innovations, 569 farmers were trained, with 334 receiving funding approval. Partners Acre Africa and Shalem Investments will scale to 1,000 farmers by 2026, with a potential reach of 42,500. 2025-05-08 2025-05-09T07:40:30Z 2025-05-09T07:40:30Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174497 en Open Access application/pdf Wamicwe, P.; Derenoncourt, M.E.; Newman, R. (2025) Innovative partnership scheme unlocks US$520,800 credit, boosting hundreds of Kenyan farmers’ resilience. Study # AFR-2437. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International; Cali (Colombia): CIAT 3 p. |
| spellingShingle | smallholders-smallholder farmers climate change adaptation climate-smart agriculture value chains drought tolerance crop insurance sorghum Wamicwe, Peter Derenoncourt, Marie Ena Newman, Richard Innovative partnership scheme unlocks US$520,800 credit, boosting hundreds of Kenyan farmers’ resilience |
| title | Innovative partnership scheme unlocks US$520,800 credit, boosting hundreds of Kenyan farmers’ resilience |
| title_full | Innovative partnership scheme unlocks US$520,800 credit, boosting hundreds of Kenyan farmers’ resilience |
| title_fullStr | Innovative partnership scheme unlocks US$520,800 credit, boosting hundreds of Kenyan farmers’ resilience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Innovative partnership scheme unlocks US$520,800 credit, boosting hundreds of Kenyan farmers’ resilience |
| title_short | Innovative partnership scheme unlocks US$520,800 credit, boosting hundreds of Kenyan farmers’ resilience |
| title_sort | innovative partnership scheme unlocks us 520 800 credit boosting hundreds of kenyan farmers resilience |
| topic | smallholders-smallholder farmers climate change adaptation climate-smart agriculture value chains drought tolerance crop insurance sorghum |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174497 |
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