Who We Are: KENYA NATIONAL FARMERS' FEDERATION (KENAFF)

The Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF) is the apex, umbrella farmers’ organization in Kenya; also known as the National Farmers’ Organization (NFO). It was founded in 1946 in Nakuru as the Kenya National Farmers Union (KNFU). KENAFF is a non-political, not-for-profit and democratic membership-based organization. The federation’s core mandate is to represent, articulate, promote and protect the interests of Kenyan through lobby, advocacy, policy action and farmer empowerment.

This mandate is embodied in the KENAFF motto: The Farmers’ Voice/ Sauti ya Mkulima; operationalized through an elaborate organizational structure—ward, sub-county, county and the national levels). As well, the structure incorporates three national councils: Youth, Women and Commodities.

The federation’s County Boards, National Councils (Youth, Women and Commodities), The National Farmers Assembly (NFA) and the Annual General Meeting (AGM) provide leadership and policy articulation. The secretariat is in-charge of execution and day-to-day running of the federation’s member services outlay, programming and operationalization of planning frameworks. In the discharge of these duties, the secretariat is supported by a national network of county offices.

To achieve her core mandate, offer specific and generalized services to her members and support the country's development objectives, KENAFF is both catalyst and mediator of farmers' uptake of progressive agricultural development innovations. Mainly, this is operationalized through lobby, advocacy and policy action.

The federation also deploys a wide range of member services: capacity building on organizational development for farmer groups/associations/enterprises; technical advisory and market facilitation; and, facilitating linkages between farmers and credit and finance institutions The KENAFF membership comprises smallholder farmers organized in Producer Business Groups (PBGs); County Farmers Associations (CFAs); apex Commodity Associations (CAs) Cooperative Societies; Farmers’ Unions; farmer-owned business entities; and, large-scale producers.

The current membership is approximately 1.6 million farm families spread across all the 47 counties and the eleven (11) KENAFF regions. Given the primacy of the agricultural sector in Kenya, KENAFF is a critical cog in the country’s socioeconomic transformation and development as envisaged in the Big Four Agenda (2018—2022); Agricultural Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS, 2019—2029); Kenya Vision 2030; and, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our Mission

To influence transformation and growth in the agricultural sector for enhanced food & nutrition security, improved incomes and better livelihoods for farmers.

Our Vission

An inclusive, strong, influential and respected National Farmers’ Organization.

Our Core Values

• Farmers First
• Integrity and Accountability
• Responsible Corporate Citizen
• Partnerships
• Respect for All