Victor Kiprop

2 weeks ago | zawya.com | Victor Kiprop

For many years, Julius Kabole, a maize and rice farmer with Yetana Farmers Group in Kibiniko, Mbale, eastern Uganda, has watched his hard-earned harvests disappear before his eyes. The pain in his voice is unmistakable as he recalls seasons of devastating loss.“Last year, I harvested 900 kilogrammes of maize, but, by March, I was left with just about 400kg. Watching all that hard work go to waste was painful.

Aug 13, 2024 | exportfocusafrica.com | Victor Kiprop |Jayden Bagshaw

Dr Birungi Korutaro (PhD) is an agribusiness specialist with more than 14 years of experience. PHOTO | COURTESYBy VICTOR KIPROPDr Birungi Korutaro is an agribusiness specialist with more than 14 years of experience in markets development, value chain analysis and development, including formulating agriculture and tourism related investment operations in East and South Africa.

Aug 13, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Victor Kiprop |Tanzania cross-border trade

Dr Birungi Korutaro is an agribusiness specialist with more than 14 years of experience in markets development, value chain analysis and development, including formulating agriculture and tourism related investment operations in East and South Africa. Africa is now the most food import-dependent region in the world, dedicating more than 13 per cent of its import expenditure on food and agricultural commodities, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Aug 9, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Victor Kiprop

At his factory outside Wang’uru shopping centre in Kenya’s central region, 34-year-old Alex Kabiru is busy emptying sacks of yellowish grain-like material around a metallic circular chimney. Above, a small, whitish smoke goes up into the air as the materials continue to burn, while a group of young men help him offload more of it around the burner forming a huge heap, which they keep turning using shovels. These are rice husks, the outermost layer of rice grains, which are removed during milling.

Nov 27, 2023 | theafricareport.com | Victor Kiprop

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