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Some of the graduates of the Wezesha Agri programme at the demo farm in Kajiado county. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]
Access to economic opportunities and profitable agribusiness ventures have been a challenge for women and youth planning to join the agribusiness sector. Safaricom Foundation in partnership with Digifarm launched Wezesha Agri programme to address these challenges. The programme aims to provide training to women and youth on good agricultural practices and create employment for at least 100,000 young people.
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