The Directorate was established under the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 with the mandate of developing, regulating and promoting Kenya’s food crops sub-sector, as well as ensuring that it remains a major contributor to the country’s economy. The Directorate is in charge of regulating and carrying out policies and programs aimed at improving food crop and commodity production, processing, and marketing. The Food Crops Directorate works with other government agencies, dealers, farmers, and stakeholders to ensure that Kenya’s food crops sub-sector runs smoothly and responsibly.
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) actively participated in the National Tree Planting Exercise at Luuya Primary and Secondary Schools and Mabanga Agricultural Training Center, distributing and planting 20,000 coffee seedlings and 5,000 assorted forest tree seedlings. This impactful initiative aligns with the Presidential Directive to grow 15 billion trees by 2032, contributing to the…
Agriculture and Food Authority through Food Crops Directorate began a capacity building forum for sorghum value chain players in Kibwezi, Makueni County. The training brought together farmers, processors, and farmer groups to strengthen knowledge on value addition technologies, market access, and product improvement. This included a live demonstration of how sorghum is used as a…
