Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International

We are hiring!!!🚨 Africa Harvest is hiring a senior accountant. Check out the document below for more details. Wishing all applicants best of luck.

Job Vacancy Alert!!🚨 We are hiring an Assistant Field Officer. Check out the document below for more details. All the best to the applicants.

Merry Christmas from Africa Harvest! As we celebrate the joy and hope of this festive season, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the farmers, partners, and stakeholders who have been part of our journey this year. Together, we have empowered communities through technology transfer, impactful trainings, and job creation, particularly for our youth and women. This has consequently strengthened the agricultural value chain and brought sustainable change to countless households. We wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2025!

We are finishing the year with tangible impact! Africa Harvest, under the Restore Africa Programme, is closing the year having directly impacted the lives of farmers through trainings on Good Agronomic Practices (GAPs) of 12 value chains and establishment of eight (8) demonstration (demo) plots (which have been done on local farmers’ land) where farmers can continuously learn. The latest activities included establishing an avocado demonstration farm at Mr. Ernest Tome’s farm in Enabelbel village, Narok North, Narok County. We also conducted GAPs training for beekeeping in Entasekera village, Loita, Narok County. Restore Africa aims to plant around 3 million trees and improve the livelihoods of 50,206 farmers in Narok County. Beans, sheep and goats, avocado 🥑 and beekeeping are the value chains that will be promoted by the project in Narok, following a series of consultations with stakeholders and the community. In Kenya, the programme aims to plant over 10 million trees across Narok, Migori, Elgeyo Marakwet, Kilifi and Kwale counties, while improving the livelihoods of 250,000 households. The community has embraced the project and we are excited to see what we will collaboratively achieve in 2025. Global EverGreening Alliance The Green Belt Movement World Vision Kenya CIFOR-ICRAF Self Help Africa Justdiggit #GreenUpToCoolDown #RestoreAfrica #FMNR

This week, Africa Harvest in collaboration with The Green Belt Movement, under the Restore Africa programme is camping in Narok for the final round of activities this year. We are: 💡Presenting business models for the selected value chains in Narok (beans, beekeeping, sheep and goats, avocado) 💡Training Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) on group formation and management 💡Training Good Agronomic Practices (GAPs) for the selected value chains 💡Establishing an avocado 🥑 demonstration plot Kennedy Oyugi, Agricultural Economist at Africa Harvest, presented Business Models, which outline how farmers will produce, sell, and earn from different value chains. This will enable the farmers to change their mentality and attitudes towards agriculture and approach it from a business point of view. The project will work with farmers in groups hence the need to train them in group formation and management. Eric Mulama, MEALS Lead at Africa Harvest, taught group formation, leadership and governance, conflict and conflict resolution, and record keeping. Lillian Cherotich, from the Department of Social Services, Narok County, expounded on the legal regulatory policies of groups in Kenya and emphasized drafting a comprehensive constitution. “A group constitution gives clear guidelines on how the group operates hence reducing conflict and misunderstandings,” said Lillian. Training on GAPs has equipped farmers with knowledge of land preparation and planting, pest and disease control, harvest, and post-harvest management. They were also trained on increased crop yields, safe and responsible production methods, identification of better markets, consumer confidence boosting, and improved farm management, leading to higher profitability and long-term viability. #FMNR #RestoreAfrica #GreenUpToCoolDown Global EverGreening Alliance World Vision Kenya CIFOR-ICRAF Self Help Africa

Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International, in collaboration with World Vision Kenya established a mango demonstration plot in Migori County under the Restore Africa Program. This was after training on Good Agronomic Practices (GAPs) for mangoes, facilitated by Okilla Mathews Muchele, County Agricultural Extension Officer for Migori County. The farmers were extensively trained in land preparation and planting, weeding, pest control, harvesting, and post-harvest techniques. The farmers were then taken to the field, where they applied what they had learned and set up a mango demonstration plot with guidance from Mr. Muchele and the Africa Harvest team. “Before the Restore Africa intervention, I only used to do vegetable farming which was not that bad but I couldn’t raise enough money,” Said Linet Migingo, a local farmer whose farm was used for the demo. She further stated, “I hope to increase my income after planting these mangoes today. School fees will no longer be an issue.” The farmers also received training on GAPs for sorghum and poultry farming, as the project focuses on promoting mangoes, poultry, and sorghum. Additional demonstration plots are planned for establishment in the future. In Migori County, Restore Africa aims to plant 840,000 trees and enhance the livelihoods of 16,000 households. The program also extends to other counties, including Kwale, Kilifi, Narok, and Elgeyo Marakwet, with the aim of impacting 250,000 households across all five counties. Global EverGreening Alliance The Green Belt Movement Self Help Africa CIFOR-ICRAF #FMNR #RestoreAfrica #GreenUpToCoolDown

🚨 Job Opportunity Alert 🚨 Africa Harvest is hiring a Procurement and Administration Manager. For full details, please refer to the document below. Wishing all applicants the best of luck!

As the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2024 campaign comes to a close, it marks not the end, but our collective commitment to fight gender-based violence (GBV) in all its forms, everywhere. At Africa Harvest, we remain committed in creating safe spaces for women in agriculture and to break down the barriers that hold women from realizing their full potential. #16DaysOfActivism2024 #NoExcuse #SafeSpaces #WomeninAg

Sixty contracted seed producers from Taita Taveta, Kitui, Machakos, Makueni, Tharaka Nithi, and Meru counties recently received training on seed quality, regulations, and production. The sessions facilitated by KEPHIS, Africa Harvest, and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) focused on empowering farmers with the tools and knowledge to succeed. The training focused on key value chains: sorghum, pearl millet, groundnuts, green grams, and pigeon peas under the DTCs 4 Youth Jobs Creation program. By enhancing seed quality and production practices, these farmers are better equipped to generate income while ensuring a steady supply of certified seeds in the market. This training is not only a step towards empowering local farmers but also a foundation for building robust community seed systems that foster innovation, sustainability, and resilience in the agricultural sector. #SeedProduction #SustainableFarming #AgricultureInnovation #YouthEmpowerment Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) ICRISAT

Africa Harvest partnered with Siaya County's Department of Agriculture, Food Security, Livestock, and Blue Economy to mark World Soil Day 2024. The event focused on this year’s theme: *Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage.* Our young farmers exhibited value-added products developed through the DTCs for Youth Jobs Creation Project, including peanut butter, cakes, scones, and mandazi. The County Executive Committee (CEC) Member for Agriculture visited our booth and commended the innovations. He encouraged the youth to continue with the creative solutions that will generate income for themselves and others. SIAYA COUNTY GOVERNMENT(NAVCDP)