Scaling Impact for Smallholder Farmers: A VC & Social Enterprise Veteran’s Guide
Wed, Sep 17
|Cambridge
Fireside chat with Kiette Tucker, COO of Factor E Ventures


Time & Location
Sep 17, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cambridge, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
About the event
Join the Food & Agriculture PIC at HKS, as it kicks the first of its “Thought for Food” series with a fireside chat on smallholder agriculture in Africa! Our conversation with Kiette Tucker (COO of Factor E Ventures), visiting from Nairobi, will span climate impacts on smallholders, VC vs aid-based funding models, and deep dives into increasing Africa’s low fertilizer usage. (Snacks provided!)
The event will take place in the Perkins Conference Room (Rubenstein Room 426),
Please register for the event!
For questions, please email Adarsh Kumar, co-chair of the Food & Agriculture PIC at HKS