{"id":7985,"date":"2022-09-21T17:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T16:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/?p=7985"},"modified":"2022-09-22T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:44:24","slug":"mango-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/mango-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Mango Boom for Kenyan Farming Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>3,000 small-scale mango growers have secured a profitable new market for their produce, thanks to support provided by Self Help Africa\u2019s \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/agrifichallengefund.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund<\/a>\u2019 to a rurally based fruit and veg processor in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"x-resp-embed x-is-video x-is-youtube\"><iframe title=\"Support for Mango Processor Creates Market for Thousands of Families\" width=\"877\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vLUPEx28UMc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vert Ltd is amongst 40 Kenyan agri-businesses to receive backing from the EU and Slovak Aid supported challenge fund, whose mission is to create rural jobs and profitable new markets for small-holder farming households. 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