Equity Group, East and Central Africa's leading financial services group led by Kenyan banker James Mwangi, has partnered with the World Food Program WFP to provide financial literacy training and concessional finance to smallholder farmers.
This collaboration aims to enhance agricultural productivity and food security by integrating farmers into the agricultural value chain, thereby improving their livelihoods.
Empowering farmers through training and financeThe partnership, executed through the Equity Group Foundation, will deliver essential training to value chain actors, enabling them to access much-needed finance. Additionally, technical assistance will be provided to agro-processors and agripreneurs, preparing them for impact investments facilitated by Equity Bank.
This initiative targets marginalized communities with limited access to traditional finance, promoting the development of a sustainable agro-industrial sector that supports economic diversification, food and nutrition security, employment, and improved livelihoods.
