Kenya's Smallholder Farmers Increase Yields by 40 Percent After Mobile Credit Platform Unlocks Access to Quality Inputs

A fintech partnership between Nairobi-based Lipa Sasa and the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation has disbursed micro-loans totalling KES 18 billion to 1.2 million smallholder farmers since 2022, enabling certified seed, precision fertiliser, and weather insurance purchases that were previously inaccessible to sub-two-hectare operations.