Agricultural Finance Corporation — Kenyan development finance institution using wholesale lending to extend credit to intermediary institutions serving smallholder farmers and agribusinesses.
… Audio By Vocalize A petition has been lodged calling for the Agricultural Finance Corporation's managing director George Kubai's tenure to lapse when his contract expires in February 2027, rather than face renewal or extension. …
… So, there are technologies for all.” He encouraged farmers to explore financing options, including credit from the Agricultural Finance Corporation and other financial institutions. …
… He said previous attempts to channel farmers through the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) had failed because of strict lending conditions, including demands for title deeds and monthly loan repayments that do not match the sugarcane production cycle. …
… To ensure farmers capture more value, Kagwe directed growers to establish strong bixa cooperatives that will improve collective marketing, bargaining power and access to affordable credit through the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) and other financial institutions. …
… He also directed farmers to form strong cooperatives to improve their bargaining power and enable them to access affordable credit through the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) and other lenders. …
… The Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) complements this by tailoring agricultural lending to seasonal crop cycles, reducing financing risks faced by farmers. …
… an to boost food production By Vincent Anguche June 30, 2026 08:44 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Livestock Development PS, Jonathan Mueke (l) with John Mruttu, Charperson, Agricultural Finance Corporation …
Audio By VocalizeMore than 1,000 policymakers, financiers and industry leaders opened the Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2026 Summit on Tuesday morning at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, with Kenya's Agricultural Finance Corporation featuring promin …
… However, he noted that the members, including officials, admitted that the late MP allowed them to occupy the land on the promise that they would settle a loan owed to the Settlement Fund Trustees and Agricultural Finance Corporation. …
… The petition was submitted by Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) chairperson and former Governor of Taita Taveta John Mruttu, signaling the official start of the reform process. …
A petition has been lodged calling for Agricultural Finance Corporation managing director George Kubai's tenure to lapse when his contract expires in February 2027, rather than face renewal or extension. The petitioner urges the AFC board to conduct a transparent and competitive recruitment process to find Kubai's successor in line with the Government Owned Enterprises Act, 2025.
A petition has been lodged calling for Agricultural Finance Corporation managing director George Kubai's tenure to lapse when his contract expires in February 2027, rather than face renewal or extension. The petitioner urges the AFC board to conduct a transparent and competitive recruitment process to find Kubai's successor in line with the Government Owned Enterprises Act, 2025.
Smallholder farmers will have access to affordable agricultural technologies at the 2026 Africa International Agricultural Expo (AIAE), scheduled for October 23–25, 2026 at KICC, Nairobi. Agriculture Secretary James Wanjohi said the expo will showcase technologies covering production, harvesting, irrigation, processing and value addition, and encouraged farmers to explore financing options and form cooperatives to acquire machinery.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has pledged Parliament's support for sugarcane farmers opposing proposed amendments to the sugar sector law, which would replace elected growers' directors with appointed ones. The farmers' federation argues the changes would weaken farmer representation and control over institutions protecting their interests.
The government has launched a drive to double bixa production by expanding growers and utilising Kenya Bixa Limited's 3,000-tonne annual processing capacity, which currently operates at less than half capacity. The initiative aims to create farming and processing jobs while raising rural incomes in Kwale, Kilifi and Lamu counties.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced a government plan to more than double Kenya's bixa production through expanded farming and full use of processing capacity. The initiative aims to create thousands of jobs, increase farmer incomes, and position bixa as a major commercial crop.
Entrepreneurs and small businesses in Kenya are increasingly turning to SACCOs, fintech lenders, venture capital firms and development finance institutions instead of commercial banks, which have high collateral requirements and rising borrowing costs. Together, these alternatives help address Kenya's estimated Sh2.5 trillion MSME financing gap by prioritizing savings history, cash flow and community guarantees over traditional collateral.
The government has unveiled the National Agri-Systems Investment Plan (NASIP) 2026-2030, a financing framework aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and creating more than two million jobs. Under the plan, national and county governments will provide 45 per cent of financing, the private sector 35 per cent, and development partners 20 per cent over the next five years.
Kenya's Agricultural Finance Corporation is using a wholesale lending model to extend bulk credit to intermediary institutions like SACCOs and cooperatives, which then on-lend to smallholder farmers, youth-led agribusinesses and women entrepreneurs. The model addresses an estimated $100 billion annual financing gap in African agriculture, where less than five per cent of commercial credit currently reaches smallholders who produce up to 80 per cent of the continent's food.
Former dancers and descendants of the Nyakinyua Ndorua farmers, who lost a court case against the family of former Nyandarua North MP JM Kariuki, have been gifted 90 acres of land excised from the family's 808-acre property in Ol-Kalou after striking a deal with the family. The 330 squatters, who had occupied the land for over 50 years, had faced an eviction order issued by the court in April.
A petition for amendments to customary land and inheritance laws was presented to the Speaker of the National Assembly on Wednesday by Agricultural Finance Corporation chairperson John Mruttu. The reform aims to address legal complexities and barriers that have prevented vulnerable groups, including widows, orphans, and youth, from accessing land rightfully theirs.