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With Israeli tech, Amiran Kenya looks to boost East Africa’s farmers

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NAIROBI, Kenya (JTA) — Bags of seeds from the Israeli seed company Hazera Genetics line the shelves of one warehouse.

Another houses rolls of plastic from StePac, an Israeli firm whose bags can keep vegetables fresher for longer.

In a third warehouse are rows of coiled hoses, each pricked with holes engineered by Netafim, the Israeli company that pioneered drip irrigation.

The warehouses containing the latest in Israeli agricultural technology are located not on a farm in the Jewish state but 3,500 miles away on an expansive campus outside Nairobi, the booming capital of Kenya. From there they will be shipped to farmers across East Africa.

The conduit between Israeli labs and African fields is Amiran Kenya, an Israeli-founded company (now a subsidiary of the British multinational Balton CP) that brings Israeli agricultural know-how to East African farms.

Established in 1963, the year Kenya gained independence, Amiran provides supplies to farmers from planting to harvest with an eye toward supporting small growers across the region.

“We linked the farms with Israeli experts to build the industry,” said Yariv Kedar, the head of Amiran’s agriculture division.

With Israeli tech, Amiran Kenya looks to boost East Africa?s farmers | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
 
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