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This report charts the progress of more than 21,500 farmers in Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties in eastern Kenya who have planted trees and adopted climate-smart farming techniques.

Agricultural extension services to farmers are vital for enhancing productivity and production of agricultural produce in Kenya. However, the ratio of agricultural extension workers to farmers stands at 1:5,000 compared to the recommended ratio of 1:400. This paper outlines how Farm Africa and AGRA are helping to plug this gap in Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties by creating a network of Village-based Advisors (VBAs) made up of well-informed, passionate farmers who receive specialised training to provide technical extension services, inputs and market linkages to other services to other farmers.

This PDF is the response Farm Africa submitted in September 2022 to a public consultation on the draft Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and Assessment Framework (AF) being developed by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)’s Expert Panel. The CCPs and AF will set new threshold standards for high-quality carbon credits, provide guidance on how to apply the CCPs, and define which carbon-crediting programmes and methodology types are CCP-eligible. The Core Carbon Principles and Assessment Framework will be issued in Q4 2022, following the public consultation, which launched in July 2022.

This three-page document summarises the results and learning from Farm Africa’s Growing Futures youth horticulture project in western Kenya from 2019 to 2021.

An overview of  Cultivate, a business development services unit created by Farm Africa that  supports rural small and growing agribusinesses across eastern Africa.

This is a record keeping manual designed to help farmers better manage their fish ponds. The manual is supported by Farm Africa for the Kenya Market-led Aquaculture Programme (KMAP).

This 16-page guide shares lessons from Farm Africa’s Kenya Market-led Aquaculture Programme, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kenya, which worked across the fish value chain in 14 counties in Kenya. The project aimed to increase productivity, strengthen market systems and make the policy environment conducive so that farmers can turn their ponds into thriving businesses.

The cost of producing fish in Kenya exceeds the wholesale price of imported fish, making Kenyan fish farmers uncompetitive. This policy brief outlines Farm Africa’s recommendations for the support needed to make the Kenyan aquaculture sector thrive and create jobs, increase incomes and bolster national food security.

Farm Africa supports the development of enterprises that connect farmers to markets. By linking farmers and agribusinesses to consumer demand, improving the flow of working and investment capital into the sector and strengthening the businesses that supply farmers with commercial services, Farm Africa is helping turn African agriculture into a profitable sector that lifts people out of poverty.