Kenya’s National Agrifood Systems Investment Plan (NASIP) 2026–2030 presents an ambitious proposition: to transform the country’s agrifood system into a profitable, resilient and job-creating industry by mobilising approximately KES 1.08 trillion in affordable, inclusive and climate-aligned financing. The plan sets out nine flagship pillars and targets more than two million new jobs.
The ambition is important. But an investment plan cannot transform agriculture simply because it identifies the right priorities. Its success will depend on whether those priorities can be translated into investable programmes, whether institutions can coordinate implementation, and whether finance can reach the agribusinesses, farmer enterprises and cooperatives expected to deliver results on the ground.
AAA’s contribution
AAA contributed to the NASIP validation process, bringing perspectives informed by its work with agripreneurs, farmer organisations and small and medium-sized agribusinesses. The engagement reinforced the need to position these enterprises not merely as beneficiaries of agricultural programmes, but as investors, employers, suppliers and implementation partners within Kenya’s food system.
Why this matters to members
National investment plans influence where programmes are established, which value chains receive attention, what infrastructure is prioritised and how financing is mobilised. Ask where your value chain fits, which constraint needs attention, and what would make the proposed financing mechanisms genuinely accessible to SMEs.
NASIP also supports Kenya’s implementation of the Kampala CAADP Declaration and Strategy 2026–2035, whose continental ambitions include mobilising USD 100 billion, increasing agrifood output by 45%, tripling intra-African agricultural trade and halving post-harvest losses.
The final plan is listed in our resources.
