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Become a Successful Agripreneur – Free Scholarship Program


If you are from Meru or Tharaka Nithi, here is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to start your own agribusiness and be your own boss by participating in the KUZA’s Youth REDI program.

Who can apply?

  • Age:  20-35 years
  • Prior farming experience: Mandatory
  • Education: Minimum High School
  • Digital Literacy: Digital savvy and willingness to learn
  • Transport: Owns/ can access Boda Boda to commute within your neighborhood to engage smallholder farmers
  • Community: Must have a relationship with at least 100 smallholder farmers
  • Skills: Good Communication & Interpersonal skills
  • Past Experience: Running a small business, preferable
  • References: 2 references from  Key Opinion Leaders or  elders/pastor

What will you get?

  • Incubation & Mentorship on how to set up & grow your agribusiness.
  • A Digital toolkit with good agriculture practices content to offer extension services to smallholder farmers.
  • Support from Mentors who will handhold and walk the journey with you.
  • Subscription to ONE Network that will connect you to all the agri service providers & access special offers.

What do you commit?

  • Your Time and Resources to start and grow your agribusiness.
  • Provide agri extension services to your network of 150 to 200 smallholder farmers from your neighborhood.
  • Digitize the farms/ farmers & capture their demand for products & services.
  • Facilitate agriproducts & service delivery to meet the demands of your farmers’ network & earn commissions.

Apply now :

If you are interested in being part of this Program, fill in your application at

Application Form

and submit by  04 Sep 2020

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About Kuza Biashara

About Kuza Biashara

Starting a business is a leap of faith even in the best of circumstances. We at Kuza Biashara are focussed to encourage these daring small business owners who have the potential to innovate and change the world by contributing to the nation’s economy and livelihood.