Three-quarters of the way through Fernando Sarráis’ book, “Learning to Live, Rest and Let Go”, I already found myself being more conscious about my physical and mental state, pondering on whether I am allowing myself to rest enough. The title may seem rather obvious, but the author wrote from a psychiatrist’s perspective, which helps you...Read More

Are you an SME, Company in the private or public sector or an NGO? Have you thought through the risk your company is likely to face due to shaky HR policies and procedures? See below some of the risks your company is likely to face: None compliance with labour laws. Loose-end staff contracts which may...Read More

Where is SRCC located? Strathmore Research and Consultancy Centre(SRCC) is located at Strathmore University in Madaraka Estate, Nairobi. Our office is located on the 2nd floor of the Student Centre Building. Which books does SRCC sell? Strathmore Research and Consultancy Centre(SRCC) is the consultancy arm of Strathmore University. The company authors Certified Public Accountancy(CPA) study...Read More

“Our core business is to connect farmers to structured financing solutions to help them grow their capacity,” Emem Essien notes. Crop2Cash is a digital solutions provider that aims to get farmers credible credit solutions for their businesses. We developed a USSD service where farmers dial a code and they can get their credit status verified....Read More

GrowAgric is a “Farmers First” AgTech company by farmers for farmers that optimizes the agricultural value chain for small and medium-scale farmers by providing them with working capital financing, insurance, training, access to digital record keeping tools and connection to buyers at the end of the farming cycle. “My interest in agriculture was sparked by...Read More

Around 88% of Nigeria’s farmers (roughly 40 million) engage in agriculture mainly at a subsistence level with a majority of that population living in the rural areas. Despite its contribution to the economy, Nigeria’s agricultural sector faces many challenges such as outdated land tenure systems, low levels of irrigation farming, climate change and land degradation....Read More

Mali is ranked as the 4th West African country globally in sesame production and the 2nd in growth and production in West Africa. However, up to 95% of Malian Sesame is exported and only about 5% locally-consumed. There is a real need to promote local processing and value addition of sesame, oil seeds and other...Read More

Malnutrition and nutrient deficiencies are rampant in Sub-Saharan Africa with the region having the highest prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in the world. Iodine, vitamin B12 and Zinc deficiencies are also rampant but can be prevented through the fortification of food. Tanzania for example suffers from a high rate of malnutrition(stunting 32%), whereby micronutrient deficiency...Read More

“For us, it has always been utilizing technology and the data we have amassed over the years to create solutions for everyday problems. We then share these solutions with the people in our community, and, sooner or later, that becomes a viable business. This is how Fresh in a Box was born,” Nomaliso Musasiwa, Founder...Read More

Feed protein for farm animals such as pigs and poultry heavily depends on soil-based grains and ocean-derived fish meal. Over-reliance on and the declining availability of these two ingredients in the feed mix have caused price hikes for animal feeds by up to 70%. This means that local smallholder farmers can not sustainably feed their...Read More