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Farming money is hard to earn and easy to lose

Poor plans, costly loans and shaky markets can turn a good farm into a loss.

Agcenture helps you decide well before you invest, and as your business grows. Our advisers have over 25 years of field experience between them in agrifinance, market linkages and value addition.

If you are starting a farm, running a cooperative or growing a business? You will find practical help here.

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What we Do

Farming money is hard to earn and easy to lose.

Our services support every stage of the agribusiness journey in Kenya, from planning and financing to growth and market access.

Start Your Agribusiness

Assess your idea, check the market and plan before you invest

Don’t Grow Anything Without a Market and a Price: Feasibility Study & Idea Appraisal

Assess My Idea →

Turn Your Idea into a Bankable Business: Farm Business Plans & Cashflow Forecasts

Build My Plan →

Don’t Lose Buyers and Loans to Poor Records: Setup, Compliance & Market Linkage

Set Up My Business →

Fund Your Agribusiness

Find suitable funding, prepare the application and plan repayments your business can sustain.

Don’t Let Your Loan Be Rejected or Become Unpayable: Farm Loan & Collateral Advisory

Find the Right Loan →

Don’t Miss Funding Because of a Weak Proposal: Grants & Proposal Writing

Prepare My Proposal →

Don’t Let One Bad Season Sink Your Loan: Agriculture Insurance Advice

Insure My Farm →

Grow Your Agribusiness

Improve operations, add value, find buyers and prepare for export.

Earn More from Every Harvest: Value Addition & Agro-Processing

Grow My Business →

Don’t Grow Bigger Before You Can Manage It: Growth Strategy, Digitisation & Management Systems

Plan My Growth →

Don’t Chase Export Buyers Without the Right Certificates: Agro-Export Consultancy (KEPHIS, GlobalG.A.P.)

Explore Export Markets →

Advice for your area

Agribusiness opportunities in every Kenyan county

Tap your county on the map, or pick a zone. See what grows and sells in your area, with the guides to match.

Western

About 1.6 million farming households

Crops: Maize, French beans, sugar, groundnuts, sweet potato and Irish potatoes.
Livestock and fish: Dairy, poultry and fish.
Rain and soil: Two medium rainy seasons. Red soils of medium to high fertility.

Pick your county

BometDairy · Indigenous chicken · Irish potato · Maize

Priority value chains in Bomet

Also listed for Bomet in the national strategy

Horticulture.

Ask about farming in Bomet

BungomaDairy · Indigenous chicken · Tomato

Priority value chains in Bungoma

Also listed for Bungoma in the national strategy

Horticulture.

Ask about farming in Bungoma

BusiaFish · Indigenous chicken · Groundnut

Priority value chains in Busia

Ask about farming in Busia

Elgeyo-MarakwetDairy · Indigenous chicken · Irish potato

Priority value chains in Elgeyo-Marakwet

Also listed for Elgeyo-Marakwet in the national strategy

Maize.

Ask about farming in Elgeyo-Marakwet

Homa BayFish · Indigenous chicken · Sorghum

Priority value chains in Homa Bay

Also listed for Homa Bay in the national strategy

Beef, Sweet potato.

Ask about farming in Homa Bay

KakamegaDairy · Indigenous chicken · Maize

Priority value chains in Kakamega

Also listed for Kakamega in the national strategy

Horticulture.

Ask about farming in Kakamega

KerichoDairy · Indigenous chicken · Tomato

Priority value chains in Kericho

Also listed for Kericho in the national strategy

Irish potato, Fish, Passion fruit.

Ask about farming in Kericho

KisiiBanana · Dairy · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Kisii

Also listed for Kisii in the national strategy

Horticulture, Beef, Fish, Sweet potato.

Ask about farming in Kisii

KisumuCotton · Fish · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Kisumu

Also listed for Kisumu in the national strategy

Horticulture, Beef, Passion fruit.

Ask about farming in Kisumu

MigoriDairy · Indigenous chicken · Sweet potato

Priority value chains in Migori

Also listed for Migori in the national strategy

Horticulture, Fish, Beef, Honey.

Ask about farming in Migori

NandiDairy · Fish · Maize · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Nandi

Also listed for Nandi in the national strategy

Irish potato, Horticulture, Beef, Passion fruit.

Ask about farming in Nandi

NyamiraBanana · Dairy · Indigenous vegetables

Priority value chains in Nyamira

Also listed for Nyamira in the national strategy

Horticulture, Passion fruit.

Ask about farming in Nyamira

SiayaIndigenous chicken · Fish · Mango

Priority value chains in Siaya

Ask about farming in Siaya

Trans NzoiaDairy · Maize · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Trans Nzoia

Also listed for Trans Nzoia in the national strategy

Horticulture, Irish potato, Rice.

Ask about farming in Trans Nzoia

Uasin GishuDairy · Maize · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Uasin Gishu

Also listed for Uasin Gishu in the national strategy

Irish potato, Horticulture, Passion fruit.

Ask about farming in Uasin Gishu

VihigaBanana · Dairy · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Vihiga

Also listed for Vihiga in the national strategy

Horticulture.

Ask about farming in Vihiga

Rift Valley

About 0.4 million farming households

Crops: Maize, wheat, sorghum, Irish potatoes and honey.
Livestock and fish: Goats, sheep, chicken and dairy cattle.
Rain and soil: One season of moderate rain. Mixed shallow and deep soils.

Pick your county

BaringoDairy · Honey · Meat goat

Priority value chains in Baringo

Ask about farming in Baringo

NakuruDairy · Fish · Pyrethrum

Priority value chains in Nakuru

Dairy
Fish
Pyrethrum

Also listed for Nakuru in the national strategy

Irish potato, Horticulture, Beef, Maize, Rice.

Ask about farming in Nakuru

NarokBeef · Dairy · Maize

Priority value chains in Narok

Also listed for Narok in the national strategy

Irish potato.

Ask about farming in Narok

Central Highlands

About 1 million farming households

Crops: Coffee, tea, Irish potatoes, French beans, bananas and tomatoes.
Livestock and fish: Dairy cattle and poultry.
Rain and soil: Two seasons of high rain. Deep, very fertile red soils.

Nairobi, your nearest big market, is not coloured on the strategy’s map.

Pick your county

KiambuBanana · Dairy · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Kiambu

Also listed for Kiambu in the national strategy

Irish potato, Horticulture, Beef.

Ask about farming in Kiambu

KirinyagaBanana · Dairy · Rice

Priority value chains in Kirinyaga

Also listed for Kirinyaga in the national strategy

Irish potato, Horticulture.

Ask about farming in Kirinyaga

MeruDairy · Indigenous chicken · Sorghum

Priority value chains in Meru

Also listed for Meru in the national strategy

Irish potato, Horticulture, Maize.

Ask about farming in Meru

Murang’aDairy · French beans · Mango

Priority value chains in Murang’a

Also listed for Murang’a in the national strategy

Horticulture, Banana, Snow peas.

Ask about farming in Murang’a

NairobiBroilers · Dairy · Kale

Priority value chains in Nairobi

Also listed for Nairobi in the national strategy

Maize, Poultry.

Ask about farming in Nairobi

NyandaruaDairy · Fish · Irish potato

Priority value chains in Nyandarua

Ask about farming in Nyandarua

NyeriDairy · Irish potato · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Nyeri

Also listed for Nyeri in the national strategy

Horticulture.

Ask about farming in Nyeri

Tharaka-NithiBanana · Dairy · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Tharaka-Nithi

Also listed for Tharaka-Nithi in the national strategy

Green grams, Honey.

Ask about farming in Tharaka-Nithi

Semi-Arid Uplands

About 0.5 million farming households

Crops: Dryland crops such as sorghum and peas.
Livestock and fish: Beef cattle.
Rain and soil: One season of low rain. Acidic soils of low to medium fertility.

Pick your county

EmbuBanana · Dairy · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Embu

Also listed for Embu in the national strategy

Irish potato, Horticulture, Beef.

Ask about farming in Embu

KajiadoBeef · Dairy · Tomato

Priority value chains in Kajiado

Ask about farming in Kajiado

KituiIndigenous chicken · Sorghum · Green grams

Priority value chains in Kitui

Also listed for Kitui in the national strategy

Horticulture, Cowpeas.

Ask about farming in Kitui

MachakosDairy · Indigenous chicken · Mango

Priority value chains in Machakos

Also listed for Machakos in the national strategy

Horticulture, Green grams, Cowpeas, Honey.

Ask about farming in Machakos

MakueniIndigenous chicken · Mango · Green grams

Priority value chains in Makueni

Also listed for Makueni in the national strategy

Horticulture, Cowpeas, Honey.

Ask about farming in Makueni

Tana RiverBeef · Fish · Mango

Priority value chains in Tana River

Also listed for Tana River in the national strategy

Maize, Irish potato, Rice.

Ask about farming in Tana River

Coast

About 0.3 million farming households

Crops: Maize, sorghum, millet, cashews and mangoes.
Livestock and fish: Poultry, plus sea fish, crabs, prawns and shellfish.
Rain and soil: Two seasons of moderate rain. A mix of sandy and fertile soils.

Pick your county

KilifiAfrican bird’s eye chilli · Cassava · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Kilifi

African bird’s eye chilli
Cassava
Indigenous chicken

Also listed for Kilifi in the national strategy

Horticulture, Fish.

Ask about farming in Kilifi

KwaleAfrican bird’s eye chilli · Indigenous chicken · Passion fruit

Priority value chains in Kwale

African bird’s eye chilli
Indigenous chicken
Passion fruit

Also listed for Kwale in the national strategy

Fish.

Ask about farming in Kwale

LamuCashew nut · Fish · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Lamu

Also listed for Lamu in the national strategy

Horticulture.

Ask about farming in Lamu

MombasaFish · Indigenous chicken · Indigenous vegetables

Priority value chains in Mombasa

Also listed for Mombasa in the national strategy

Horticulture, Rice, Palm oil.

Ask about farming in Mombasa

Northern ASALs

About 0.4 million farming households

Crops: Mostly pastoralism, with some maize on raised plateaus.
Livestock and fish: Camels, goats and sheep.
Rain and soil: One season of rain at best. Sandy, salty, low-fertility soils.

Pick your county

ManderaCamel milk · Meat goat · Tomato

Priority value chains in Mandera

Also listed for Mandera in the national strategy

Horticulture, Fish.

Ask about farming in Mandera

MarsabitCamel milk · Kale · Meat goat

Priority value chains in Marsabit

Also listed for Marsabit in the national strategy

Horticulture, Beef, Fish.

Ask about farming in Marsabit

TurkanaFish · Meat goat · Sorghum

Priority value chains in Turkana

Also listed for Turkana in the national strategy

Beef, Maize, Irish potato, Rice.

Ask about farming in Turkana

WajirCamel milk · Tomato · Watermelon

Priority value chains in Wajir

Also listed for Wajir in the national strategy

Horticulture, Beef, Poultry.

Ask about farming in Wajir

Central ASALs

About 0.3 million farming households

Crops: Mostly pastoralism, with some maize on raised plateaus.
Livestock and fish: Beef cattle, goats and sheep.
Rain and soil: One season of rain at best. Salty, low-fertility soils.

Pick your county

GarissaCamel milk · Beef · Tomato

Priority value chains in Garissa

Also listed for Garissa in the national strategy

Horticulture.

Ask about farming in Garissa

IsioloBeef · Camel milk · Tomato

Priority value chains in Isiolo

Also listed for Isiolo in the national strategy

Horticulture.

Ask about farming in Isiolo

LaikipiaDairy · Maize · Sheep and goats

Priority value chains in Laikipia

Also listed for Laikipia in the national strategy

Irish potato, Horticulture, Poultry.

Ask about farming in Laikipia

SamburuBeef · Honey · Maize

Priority value chains in Samburu

Ask about farming in Samburu

Taita TavetaBanana · Dairy · Indigenous chicken

Priority value chains in Taita Taveta

Also listed for Taita Taveta in the national strategy

Horticulture, Beef.

Ask about farming in Taita Taveta

West PokotHoney · Indigenous chicken · Meat goat

Priority value chains in West Pokot

Also listed for West Pokot in the national strategy

Irish potato, Maize, Rice.

Ask about farming in West Pokot

Zones, household numbers and crops: Agricultural Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS) 2019 to 2029, section 2.4, with counties placed from the strategy’s map (Exhibit 11). County priorities: the Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP) and ASTGS, as compiled in our guide to the most marketable agricultural products in Kenya.

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Quick answers

Frequently asked questions about agribusiness in Kenya

Which agribusiness is most profitable in Kenya?

Profit depends on your location, capital, costs and market. Poultry, dairy, vegetables, mushrooms, grains and processing all offer openings. Run a feasibility study before you invest.

How can I get an agricultural loan in Kenya?

Prepare a costed business plan, show market demand and offer suitable security. Compare AFC, banks, SACCOs and microfinance lenders. Check interest, fees, repayment dates and collateral rules. Read our farming loans guide.

Where can I find practical farming guides in Kenya?

Agcenture publishes over 320 farming guides. They cover crops, livestock, costs, finance, business plans and markets. Start with our farming guides library.

Does Agcenture offer agribusiness consulting in Nairobi?

Yes. We offer in-person and online consulting in Nairobi and across Kenya. Services include feasibility studies, business plans, finance advice, market development and export help. See our consulting services.

Can Agcenture help me start an agribusiness?

Yes. We help you test ideas, write studies and business plans, explore finance and plan your farm setup. Book a free first consultation to discuss your project.