Africa Harvest Biotechnology Foundation International (Africa Harvest) was founded in 2002 with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and regional offices in Washington DC, the USA, and Johannesburg, South Africa. It is also registered in Canada and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Africa Harvest, in collaboration with ICRISAT and other private sector players, plans to use DTC technologies to create 120,000 dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young people (70 percent young women and 30 percent young men) in 10 counties (Busia, Homabay, Siaya, Elgeyo Marakwet, Machakos, Makueni, Kitui, Tharaka Nithi, Meru, and Taita Taveta) using the whole value chain integration strategy over a period of five years (60 months).
Africa Harvest is an African organization with a vision of making Africa free of hunger using science and technology, gender-sensitive appropriate agricultural technologies, and innovative approaches to improve the livelihoods of rural communities, particularly smallholder farmers. By bridging theoretical knowledge with practical impact, Africa Harvest promotes sustainable growth in agricultural communities through technology transfer, training for increased productivity, and inclusive marketing strategies shared with other organizations for large-scale impact.
For more information visitl: africaharvest.org
