Agriculture Sector connection Chairman and Elgon Kenya Managing Director Bimal Kantaria has been award the Productive Business Civility Award by US - based iChange Nations Organization in recognition of his use , investment funds , and impact in agriculture , training , wellness , and societal services .
The award is set up aside for the Top World Civility Leaders who are making an impact with their businesses , innovations , and initiatives . “ I am honored and humbled to receive the 2021 Productive Business Civility Award along with inspirational great business drawing card across the globe who have committed their time and cause to make the world a better berth , ” said Dr. Kantaria in his acceptance .
Last yr , Dr. Kantaria was elect chair of the Agriculture Sector connection ( ASNET ) the umbrella organization of agribusiness organizations and stakeholders seeking to steer the industry into the ask transmutation into the gadget driver of Kenya ’s economic ontogeny .
ASNET convey together the interior government , county political science , ontogenesis partners , non - governmental organizations and agriculture sector value mountain range player to craft a joint strategy to refocus and originate the manufacture into a global military force .
Given his involvement in agriculture sphere enterprisingness development and backup , Dr. Kantaria was course picked by his peers to steer the structural formation of ASNET . The connection has since gone regional , following the establishment of the Agriculture Confederation of East Africa , which seeks to negociate with governments and businesses in the East Africa region to formulate a policy to underpin a unlined social movement of goods across borders to spur agriculture development with the EAC borders . This effort , despite the EAC Heads of State Summit pledging since 2011 to spearhead a regional approach to agriculture maturation has not taken off but with ACEA , the dream is snug to becoming make . Dr. Kantaria is the president of ACEA .
Among international organisation make for with ASNET is the SDG Partnership of the UN – Food Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) and the International Fund for Agriculture Development ( IFAD ) .
At the height of Covid-19 last year , Dr. Kantaria work with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance , Rotary International and the Kenya Flower Council spring the Caravan of Hope Initiative that fork out flowers to caregiver in Kenyan hospitals and the UK , to boost first - line wellness prole as the computer virus break down the world . Elgon Kenya donate solid food rations , hand sanitizers , and masks as its contribution to containing the spread of the virus .
I Change Nations was founded by Dr. Clyde Rivers , the act Representative to the United Nations – New York for the Interfaith Peace - Building Initiative ( IPI ) and the United Nations Department of Public Information . Dr. Rivers is also the Spokesman Worldwide for World Civility Day .
“ I am honored to be able to work alongside such awing people , who . are changing the world and creating a polish of honor and civility . Each one is an icon and a difference - maker , ” say Dr. Clyde Rivers .
