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Faulu Bank and GIZ Partner to Unlock Green Financing To Kenyan Farmers
Source: KBC
Faulu Microfinance Bank and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have partnered to allow smallholder farmers in the dairy and horticulture value chains to access green financing.
This is part of the sustainable energy for smallholder farmers’ project being implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. The Bank aims at disbursing KSH 120 million during the pilot phase to about 400 individuals in at least six counties (Kirinyaga, Meru, Muranga, Nakuru, Machakos, and Makueni) for investment in Solar powered irrigation, solar-powered cooling, and solar drying among other solar technologies.
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