Food and Nutrition Security
Training and information that help farmers grow more, waste less and feed their households and markets reliably.
Impact
What the work adds up to
Numbers mean little without definitions. Here is what we count, as of when, and how.
14,000+
farmers trained
as of 2023
Farmers who attended physical AFarmers training sessions.
31,000+
jobs created by trained farmers
as of 2023
Casual and permanent jobs reported by farmers who attended training.
241,000+
Africa Farmers Club members
as of 2023
Members of the Africa Farmers Club Facebook group.
800,000
people reached by AFarmers Media each month
as of 2023
Monthly reach across AFarmers Media channels; the profile also quotes 5.5 million viewers annually - define the metric before publishing.
Every figure is being re-verified against source records before republication; definitions and dates are updated as confirmations arrive.
What drives us
Climate Smart Agriculture
Practices that help farmers cope with erratic rains and protect soil and water for the next season.
Digital Extension Services
Using the Club, the shows and mobile tools to put extension knowledge within reach of farmers who have a phone but no extension officer.
Programmes
Programmes on the ground
In development
AFarmers Training and Resource Center
A dedicated training and resource centre that broke ground in 2022-2023. The image shown is an artist's impression - the centre is not yet open.
To confirm
Satellite Farmer Program
A supported group of farmers applying AFarmers training on their own farms and feeding results back to the community.
To confirm
Seedlings Propagation Unit
Raising quality seedlings for farmers, starting with tomato varieties grown at Athi River.
To confirm
Jua Daktari Wako
A farmer advisory programme run with the Kajiado County Department of Agriculture, connecting farmers to extension officers.
To confirm
Farmer chatbot
A chatbot for Kenyan farmers first built in 2011 to answer common farming questions.
Global goals
Where the work meets the SDGs
2Zero Hunger
8Decent Work and Economic Growth
13Climate Action
UN Sustainable Development Goals, shown under the UN's usage guidelines. SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) from the profile is omitted until its link to the work is confirmed.
In the media
Where the work has been covered
- Facebook newsroom - Growing a Farming Community Across Africa (2020)
- Food Tank - Feature on the Africa Farmers Club founder (2019)
- Global Landscapes Forum - GLF Nairobi 2023 speaker - smallholder supply chains (2023)
- Devex - Organisation profile - Africa Farmers Club (AFFAC) (listed)