Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) 1

We’ve partnered with the Shockwave Foundation and the Munich Re Foundation on the first round of the Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) challenge. RAIN aims to convert seed-level innovative agricultural ideas that are meeting resilience needs in East Africa and scale them to sustainable business ideas of interest to private investors and funders. Following in depth evaluation, 9 projects were chosen as RAIN 1 winners.

Drain to Gain (D2G)

Road runoff harvesting for nature-based farming project in Makueni County, Kenya

Ecorich solutions

WasteBot organic waste decomposer machine using artificial intelligence

Resilience through regeneration

Itanya Africa Group prioritises regenerative farming practices that work in harmony with nature by promoting biodiversity,…

VERMIFARM

Vermicomposting for sustainable production of organic fertiliser using food waste and empowering refugees