Kilifi Farmer Field Day
“Farmers turning up in good numbers to attend this field day on my farm made me feel like I was being born again. I am proud of my community for showing up and accepting Restore Africa’s mission of restoring our land.” Said Mr. Isaac Mwangwenje, host farmer, during the Farmer Field Day in Kilifi County.
Under the Global Evergreening Alliance’s Restore Africa Programme, Africa Harvest, in partnership with World Vision Kilifi, conducted a Farmer Field Day in Mwanamwinga, Kilifi County, attracting approximately 300 participants across the county.
The event served as a platform to share practical knowledge and foster stronger links between farmers, technical experts, and market actors.
The county currently hosts 13 demonstration plots, which were highlighted during the event as living examples of how regenerative agriculture can enhance productivity and build resilience in the face of climate-related challenges.
We created awareness on the value chains promoted by the programme in Kilifi — green grams, cashew nuts, cassava, and poultry. Participants were trained on Good Agronomic Practices (GAPs) for each of these value chains and were linked with support organizations, including off-takers, input suppliers, and value chain companies.
The Field Day successfully:
- Showcased practical examples of regenerative agriculture in action, using Kilifi’s 13 demo plots as live learning sites;
- Enabled meaningful knowledge exchange between participants, technical teams, and local leaders through hands-on training and peer learning;
- Linked farmers to input suppliers, aggregators, and off-takers, creating new opportunities for agribusiness partnerships; and
- Shared real impact stories, encouraging learning across communities represented at the event.
Dr. Florence Wambugu, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Africa Harvest, graced the event and engaged with participants and local leaders. In her address to the community, she emphasized the importance of the livelihood component in the Restore Africa Programme.
“Sustainable livelihoods will ensure that farmers have enough food and income, so they will take care of trees without being tempted to cut them,” she said.
The Africa Harvest team later visited Mr. Edward, a local farmer who planted 1.25 acres of green grams and expects a harvest worth over KSh 81,000. He shared that this is the highest return he has ever received from farming and thanked the programme for shifting his mindset from subsistence farming to agribusiness. To support him further, the team provided hermetic bags and conducted training for Edward and his group members on their proper use.
The visit concluded with a tour of the cashew nut value chain — from nursery to processing to the retail shop — showcasing the full economic potential of structured agricultural systems.
