Carol Waeni

Last week, we officially kicked off our Thryve Soil Health Accelerator Program with two promising startups here in Nairobi, Kenya! 📷 Our startups Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services (Cropnuts) and UjuziKilimo met with the program’s subject matter experts and mentors for the first time, diving straight into discussions on farmer-centred, science-based, scalable innovation for real impact.📷 We were delighted to end the day with Simon Muchigiri, Head of Fertiliser Unit, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, who reminded us that partnerships, incubation, and a ‘multidisciplinary’ approach are key to building trust through practical, measurable outcomes. 📷️ Shedding light on the importance of programs like #ThryveAcceleratorKE, Simon shared how the government sees the value of innovation and incubation and hence supports an African Development Bank Group project for youth incubation – supporting youth with mentorship and funding. Referencing a partnership between the Kenya government and Fertilizer Association of Kenya (FAK) to provide smallholder farmers with regenerative agriculture best practices, Simon emphasised that innovations should have the farmer at the centre, offering value that can be felt and seen. Focusing on tackling soil health, balanced nutrition, and carbon management, our startups are at the forefront of empowering smallholder farmers in Kenya and beyond with data-driven insights. 📷 Welcome to the program, and we can’t wait to see what we’ll achieve together! 📷 #ThryveInnovationCoLab

📢 Applications are now open for the 2025 GoGettaz Africa Agripreneur Prize Competition! As proud co-founders of GoGettaz, Africa's largest annual agripreneurship competition, we're thrilled to fast-track the growth of agribusinesses through groundbreaking solutions to address Africa’s most pressing challenges in climate resilience, food security, and nutrition. 🤝 If you're an agripreneur that's leading the charge to tackle these issues head-on, now is the time to take your agrifood business to the next level! 🚀 Don't miss this is incredible opportunity to gain exposure, mentorship, and financial support to scale your venture! 👉 Learn more at lnkd.in/d6YR-tEE 📅 Applications due June 10, 2025 Let's #GrowEntrepreneurs to #TransformFood!

📢 Want to be accepted into the Thryve Accelerator Programme in Kenya? Submit your application for the Soil Health Innovation Challenge now! Did you know that only 20% of Kenya’s land is considered arable, and at least 13% of this land has acidic soil? Yet this is the land that smallholder farmers have to feed the continent’s growing population. Together with @The World Bank, we are excited to fast-track agri-tech innovators in developing scalable solutions to enable smallholder farmers to manage and improve soil health for sustainable agriculture. 🌱 Ensuring sustainable food security is an integral focus at #ThryveInnovationCoLab. Through this challenge, we aim to create a lasting impact on the agriculture sector in Kenya. After the Innovation Challenge, the winner(s) of the Thryve Award will be announced and accepted into the Thryve #Accelerator Programme – specifically designed to accelerate growth and scale in the agriculture market, particularly looking into #SoilHealth. 🌍 Learn more about this incredible opportunity and apply now👇 worldbank.org/en/country/ken… 📅 Application deadline: April 18, 2025 #SoilHealth4Kenya #AgTech #MboleaNiYara #KnowledgeGrows

In this series, we are celebrating the people and initiatives that drive women’s inclusion and empowerment in agriculture and food systems. Alexine Khasoa, founder of Limitless Farms in Kajiado County, is a Yara Shujaa at the forefront of driving increased productivity for farmers by educating them of good agricultural practice and leveraging crop nutrition for better yields. #AccelerateAction #MboleaNiYara #KnowledgeGrows

At Yara, our ambition is clear, we want to advance prosperity for 50 million farmers by 2030. But how do we do this? growX, where impact meets innovation. 📷 Thryve is Yara Africa & Asia (YAA)’s broader innovation and impact framework, with #ThryveInnovationCoLab dedicated to developing, scaling, and commercialising solutions to food system challenges, and #growX focusing on impact efforts across Africa and Asia. 📷 By bolstering resilience through digital inclusion, inclusive prosperity, local economic development, and partnerships for zero hunger. Combining growX’s community-driven initiatives with Thryve’s innovation and acceleration efforts, YAA is working to drive food security and support sustainable livelihoods. 📷 Join us as we pave the way to shape a thriving future together. Learn more ➡️ yara.co.ke/.../yara-afric…

Women make up at least 40% of the workforce in agrifood systems. The Grow X program provides business skills to people working within agriculture. It helps them digitize and build their business and leadership capacity. With women making a such a large part of the agri-food workforce, empowering them with business skills builds capacity that spreads through communities as improved outcomes and incomes. #AccelerateAction #MboleaNiYara #KnowledgeGrows #YaraKenya

I’m energized & ready to keep pushing Yara’s partnerships to transform agriculture across Africa. Let’s work together to scale solutions, empower youth, and create a sustainable future! 🌿 #PartnershipsForImpact #SustainableDevelopment #NaturePositiveFoodFuture

Africa is ripe for activation! This forum was a great space to network with organizations driving impact & sustainability. There’s SO much potential to create positive change here. 🚀

Just back from the #AfricaFoodSystemsForum hosted by @TheAGRF where I had the chance to represent @Yara and dive deep into Africa’s agricultural future! #Sustainability #Agriculture

I’m energized & ready to keep pushing Yara’s partnerships to transform agriculture across Africa. Let’s work together to scale solutions, empower youth, and create a sustainable future! 🌿 #PartnershipsForImpact #SustainableDevelopment #NaturePositiveFoodFuture

Africa is ripe for activation! This forum was a great space to network with organizations driving impact & sustainability. There’s SO much potential to create positive change here. 🚀

@MFarmguard @yara @YaraKenya @amostank_ @Billngeno @diangaronald @Fredmunene_ @Jannettoroitich @kibrutto @kisekkaJunior2 @msakufarm @PATRICK61594997 @ckiprono_ Congratulations @MFarmguard! Wishing you the best as you start the 15 week journey of Yara Leadership Academy. @YaraKenya

Yesterday at Nakuru I am happy to be considered for YARA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY for MSMEs class of 2024 thank you so much @yara International and @YaraKenya #MboleaNiYara

@PATRICK61594997 @YaraKenya @yara @Billngeno @diangaronald @rodgers_kirwa Congratulations @PATRICK61594997 and all the best as you undertake thr 15 week Yara Leadership Academy. @YaraKenya

Yesterday 11th at golf Hotel kakamega Town. For Yara leadership academy, the day was successful 🙌 and I'm happy to be one of this program.@YaraKenya @yara @Billngeno @diangaronald @rodgers_kirwa #MboleaNiYara #knowledgegrows

🌟 Amazing launch event for the Yara Leadership Academy for MSMEs! Honored to have the Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs with us. Thanks to all who joined us in promoting sustainable growth and empowerment. Let's keep the conversation going! #YLA @Billngeno