Kenya: Youth Fund to Loan Sh180 Million for Agri-Business Projects

1 February 2012

The Youth Enterprise Development Fund has set aside over Sh179.7 million to lend to youths in an effort to woo them towards agribusiness.

YEDF will advance Sh358,444 to each youth group,dubbed AgriVijana Loan, to acquire greenhouses, drip irrigation system,water tank, seeds, fertilisers, crop protection, training and insurance for the crops.

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