7th AgriFin Learning Event
Theme: Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Food Systems: Enhancing Collaboration to Scale Digital Solutions
7th Annual Learning Event
Event Program
7:00 – 8:15
Arrival and Registration
8:15 – 8:30
Opening remarks (Livestream)
- Sieka Gatabaki – Program Director, Mercy Corps
- Cabinet Secretary – Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
8:30 – 9:30 am
Venue : Jambo Ballroom Entrance
Leaders dialogue (Livestream)
Moderator: Tamara Cook – CEO, FSD Kenya
Keynote Speakers
- Dr James Mwangi – Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Equity Group
Holdings - AbdulMajid M Nsekela – Group CEO and Managing Director, CRDB Bank
- Jesman Chonzi – IFC Manager for the Financial Institutions Group for Eastern and
Southern Africa - Melaku Yirga – Regional Director, Africa, Mercy Corps
- Dennis Itumbi – Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy,
Government of Kenya
Venue : Jambo Ballroom
9:30 – 10:00 am
Coffee Break
Venue : Jambo Ballroom Foyer
10:00 – 12:30 pm
Breakout sessions: Three different tracks running in parallel.
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 (Livestream)
Financial services: Finding Effective Partnerships and Making it Work for agro-producers.
Venue : Bougainville Room
BREAKOUT SESSION 2 (Livestream)
Gender and marginalized groups: Growing Inclusive and Equitable Food Systems through Collective Action
Venue : Pavillion Room
BREAKOUT SESSION 3 (Livestream)
Advisory: Exploring innovative revenue models, leveraging partnerships to tailor affordable and inclusive services for smallholder farmers
Venue : Jambo Ballroom
12:30 – 13:15 pm
Marketplace: Showcasing innovative solutions for agricultural transformation
13:15 – 14:15 pm
Lunch Break
14:15 – 14:30 pm
Bulletin: Key takeaways from the morning breakout sessions (Livestream)
14:30 – 16:30pm
Generating Evidence Session
Designing for Adoption: Nudging Farmers to Adopt Digital Services Using Human-Centered Design – Busara (Livestream)
Randomized Evaluations for Digital & Bundled Agricultural Services – DAISI and J-Pal (Livestream)
Leaner Impact Assessments: Experiments and Lessons – 60 decibels (Livestream)
16:30 – 17:00 pm
The demand-side view of digital agriculture: Launch of the panel survey by 60 decibels (Livestream)
17:00 pm
Coffee Break/ Close of Day
7:00 – 8:15 am
Arrival and registration
8:15 – 8:30 am
Opening remarks (Livestream)
Michael Joseph – Board chair Pula Advisors, Board chair, Kenya Airways, Businessman
8:30 – 9:00 am
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Earth Engine (Livestream)
Speaker: Dr. William Ogallo, Senior Research Scientist at Google
9:00 – 9:30 am
IDH Farmfit Insights Hub launch (Livestream)
Speaker: Carolijn Gommans, Director Intelligence Center, IDH
9:30am – 10:00 am
Coffee break
10:00 – 12:30 pm
Breakout sessions: Three different tracks running in parallel.
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 (Livestream)
Market/platforms: Enhanced collaboration for effective digital platforms
BREAKOUT SESSION 2 (Livestream)
Digital Climate Smart Agriculture: Financing Climate Change Adaptations
BREAKOUT SESSION 3 (Livestream)
Data : Collaborative Data Synergies for Food System Transformation
12:30 – 13:15 pm
Marketplace: Showcasing innovative solutions for agricultural transformation
13:15 – 14:15 pm
Lunch Break
14:15 – 14:30 pm
Bulletin: Key takeaways from the morning breakout sessions (Livestream)
14:30 – 15:00pm
State of the Digital Agriculture Sector: Harnessing the Potential of Digital for Impact Across Agricultural Value Chains in Low- and Middle-Income Countries launch by Beanstalk (Livestream)
15:00 – 16:00
Driving Investments: Unlocking financing for innovation and scale (Livestream)
16:30 – 16:45
Coffee Break
16:45 – 17:45 pm
Closing plenary panel discussion: ‘Leveraging technology towards more efficient, impactful, and sustainable food systems’ (Livestream)
Moderator: Mwombeki Baregu, Investment Officer, International Financial Corporation
Speakers
- Stanley Njoroge – CFO Safaricom, Ethiopia
- Hamisi Williams – Deputy Country Representative, FAO Kenya
- Jenny Lofbom – Country Director Kenya, IDH
- Hannah Reed – Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Mildred Nadah Pita – Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability Africa, Bayer
17:30 – 17:45
Closing Remarks (Livestream)
Sieka Gatabaki – Program Director, Mercy Corps AgriFin
18:00
Networking Reception
11:00 – 17:00
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Day – Safari Park Hotel
The CSA Day is a unique platform for you to engage in insightful discussions, network with
industry leaders, and contribute to the collective mission of promoting sustainable
agricultural practices and empowering farming communities across Africa.
This event will provide the opportunity to:
- Connect with a diverse network of stakeholders and industry pioneers in the agricultural
- Participate in meaningful dialogues and collaborations aimed at driving positive change within the farming community during the town hall.
- Showcase your organization’s commitment to supporting and fostering sustainable agricultural development in Africa.
9:00 – 12:00
Field Visits (Limited slots available)
Farm to Feed
Farm to Feed is an all-female led Kenyan social enterprise that brings a proven food rescue
model to Kenya – they aggregate food loss and waste and give it purpose. Farm to Feed’s
climate-smart solution helps farmers earn more by creating a market for their surplus and
imperfect produce. This reduces the negative impact on the environment whilst making
nutritious food more available and affordable.
Savannah Circuit
Savanna Circuit is a leading engineering enterprise revolutionizing agriculture through
transformative mechanization, renewable energy and deep tech solutions. Our mission is to
empower diverse agriculture value chains by providing cutting-edge value addition
equipment and sustainable post-harvest management solutions. We specialize in the
manufacture of solar-powered mobile coolers integrated with advanced Quality tracking IoT
devices and powered by AI cloud analytics software.
DigiCow Africa
Digicow Africa LTD is a Kenyan startup that has revolutionized how decisions are made in
the livestock sector based on Realtime data. Digicow has innovated how farmers keep farm
records and get realtime reports, access relevant digital information individually or group,
collects feedback from the farmers. The platform digitally supports the health service
providers to digitize their work creating a stream of realtime data on livestock health status.
The Realtime data enables timely data driven decisions that are changing the sector.
