Kenya Launches Digital Agriculture System to Benefit Over 7 Million Farmers
The handover, which took place during the ongoing Intergovernmental Forum on Agriculture in Naivasha, was led by FAO Deputy Country Representative Hamisi Williams
By : Mweru Mbugua
More than seven million Kenyan farmers are set to benefit from a major digital transformation in the agriculture sector after the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and development partners handed over the Kenya Integrated Agriculture Management Information System (KIAMIS) to the Ministry of Agriculture
The handover, which took place during the ongoing Intergovernmental Forum on Agriculture in Naivasha, was led by FAO Deputy Country Representative Hamisi Williams
The system was formally presented to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, marking one of the biggest digital milestones in Kenya’s agricultural modernization
KIAMIS, now hosting 7.1 million registered farmers across crops and livestock, will be housed at the newly upgraded Kenya Agricultural Digital Information Centre (KADIC), creating a “one-stop shop” for agricultural data and information
CS Kagwe described the handover as a “new dawn for Kenyan farmers” and a key part of the government’s Digital Super Highway agenda
“Every village and every farmer in Kenya will now be connected to the digital super highway,” said Kagwe
“This is critical for delivering subsidized farm inputs, soil health information, and tailored agronomic advice directly to farmers’ phones.”
The milestone coincides with further progress at KADIC following the launch of the Animal Identification and Traceability (ANITRAC) system in May 2025
ANITRAC provides a centralized, reliable source for animal identification, registration, traceability, and tracking
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Livestock Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke said ANITRAC is already transforming Kenya’s livestock value chain and positioning the country to compete in high-value global markets
“Today’s consumers demand traceability from farm to fork. To compete in premium markets, we must show that our farmers meet every export requirement with full integrity,” Mueke said
“Since implementing ANITRAC, Kenya’s meat exports have grown by 45%, showing that structured traceability opens doors to lucrative markets”
By consolidating KIAMIS and ANITRAC under KADIC, Kenya becomes one of the few African countries with a fully integrated national digital agriculture and livestock traceability system
