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Kibiwott Kwambai's maize farm in Moiben, Uasin Gishu. The crop is drying up after weeks of drought. [Stephen Rutto, Standard]
More than 1,000 policymakers, financiers and industry leaders are converging in Nairobi to confront a $100 billion (Sh12.93 trillion) annual financing gap that is hobbling Africa’s agriculture sector.
This is as the continent races to transform its food systems from subsistence into commercial engines of growth.
The Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2026 Summit, scheduled for June 30 to July 2 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, comes at a time when millions of Kenyans are grappling with soaring food prices that have pushed inflation to 6.7 per cent.
