Nairobi — Local small scale farmers are set will benefit for Sh18million worth of technical support as part of a social-economic recovery initiative by an agricultural technology solutions provider.

The agricultural technology solutions firm UjuziKilimo has received support from Wadson Ventures; an Africa focused early-stage venture capital house.

Speaking when he confirmed the COVID-19 relief partnership agreement, UjuziKilimo Chief Executive officer Brian Bosire said the company will channel the support towards COVID-19 and locust invasion related interventions geared at facilitating swifter agricultural production recovery.

The partnership with Wadson Ventures will allow us to extend free access to digital tools to enable farmer support organizations to sustain smallholder farmer operations while fighting the pandemic and making our food production systems resilient during and post the COVID-19," said Bosire.

The solution to be provided to farmer support organizations countrywide provides cutting edge information technology, analytical and planning tools to help farmers enjoy faster recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and locust invasion impacts," Bosire said.