20 Jul 2022
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How PREO support enabled InspiraFarms to devise an affordable cold-storage solution that helps small farmers sell more and earn more by keeping produce freshInspiraFarms provides agribusinesses, exporters and food distributors with solutions for handling their fresh produce, that significantly cut energy costs, reduce food losses and meet international food safety certifications. The company designs, develops and supplies modular and energy-efficient on-farm and close-to-farm |
13 Jun 2022
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How PREO supported Innovex to bring a first-of-its-kind remote technology manufacturing facility to UgandaInnovex is a Uganda-based company with a mission to transform the distribution of off-grid solar energy systems and equipment. It produces an Internet of Things (IoT) platform called Remot, which helps businesses remotely monitor and control their solar energy systems. |
13 Jun 2022
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Keeping it local – How PREO enabled LAGAZEL to further its mission to make accessible, affordable solar-powered productsLAGAZEL is a leading manufacturer of high-quality solar lamps and kits, and it is the first company to manufacture solar lamps in Africa on an industrial scale. The company has been making internationally certified solar lanterns in Burkina Faso since |
29 Apr 2022
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M-KOPA powers rural micro-merchants with connectivity for commerce with support from PREOM-KOPA is a Kenyan connected asset financing platform that provides underbanked customers in Africa, lacking access to formal credit for their business needs, with products such as solar lighting, televisions, fridges, smartphones and financial services. To address some critical gaps |
29 Apr 2022
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Leveraging PREO funding, Simusolar is set to build distribution partnerships, expand into new markets and harness surplus energySimusolar is an agricultural equipment company providing solar-powered water irrigation pumps to smallholder farmers in East Africa. Given that only 3% of farmers in Tanzania and Uganda currently have access to irrigation technology, with the vast majority using inefficient, high |
14 Feb 2022
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From pilot to scale – how SokoFresh is making cold-storage more accessible for thousands of low-income farmersUp to 50% of all horticultural produce in Kenya fails to make it to market due to lack of cold storage facilities, which are often unaffordable to smallholder farmers. Not only does this affect their ability to earn a decent |
16 Jul 2021
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Interview with Café Kivu on building a fairer, more sustainable, local coffee brand and surviving a volcanic explosionAs most of the profit from worldwide coffee sales is generated outside the country of origin, local farmers are typically left with minimal income. By contrast, Congolese coffee companyCafé Kivu sources, roasts, packages and markets the best coffee beans from |