Italian agritech firms eye Kenya to cut post-harvest losses

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Italy's Ambassador to Kenya Vincenzo Del Monaco. [Courtesy]

Thirteen Italian agritech and food processing companies have landed in Kenya to explore partnerships aimed at modernising the country's agri-food value chain and cutting post-harvest losses.

The firms are in the country as part of the Africa on the Road Project 2026, Nairobi Edition, organised by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA).

Between 30 and 50 per cent of agricultural produce in Africa is lost during post-harvest handling, storage, processing and packaging, according to the ITA.