June 11, 2025

By Austin Cheboi and Esther Mundia Introduction Kenya’s coffee sector is a vital economic driver, contributing significantly to income generation, employment, and foreign exchange earnings. It contributes 0.5 per cent of overall GDP, employs around 30 per cent of agriculture labour force and contributes 10 per cent of agricultural export earnings. Kenya is known for […]

By Ian Kiprop and Antony Mwaura Introduction Digital content refers to audiovisual media shared over the Internet, encompassing videos, music, games, and publications. Digital content creation is the process of producing and managing various media forms, including text, images, videos, audio, and graphics, for online platforms to entertain, inform, or educate audiences. This sector has

By Austin Cheboi and Jeremiah Darso Introduction  Digital extension services refer to the use of digital platforms, such as websites, mobile apps, social media, and call centres, to provide farmers with agricultural information and support. These services are crucial for job creation because they improve access to agricultural knowledge, enhance farm productivity, and offer training

By MaryAnne Gitimu and John Musyoka  Introduction  Digital marketing is the use of online digital channels to promote, endorse and market products and services. It provides a dual impact on employment, offering digital jobs and spurring entrepreneurship through which non-digital jobs are realized in the value chain. Currently, there is an upsurge in the use

By Benazir Kemunto and Remmy Naibei Introduction The sunflower value chain holds immense potential in driving economic growth. The value chain includes input supply, sunflower cultivation, post-harvest handling, processing and extraction, packaging, distribution, sales and marketing, consumption and waste management. Sunflower value chain can be transformed into a thriving industry that creates jobs, boosts incomes

By Collins Wanjala and Damaris Musembi Introduction Indigenous poultry, also known as local breeds of chicken, provide sustainable opportunity for job creation and rural development because they are more resistant to diseases, harsh climatic conditions and require less maintenance. Indigenous poultry farming accounts for 75 per cent of employment in poultry farming in rural households.

by Aberton Okoth and Patricia Njoki  Introduction  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology that enables machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as problem-solving, learning, and creativity. In agriculture, AI can revolutionize the sector by increasing productivity, addressing post-harvest losses, improving value chains, and creating jobs. Sweet potato farming in Kenya

By Ramadhan Mafta and MaryAnne Gitimu Introduction Rice is the third most consumed cereal crop after maize and wheat due to changes in eating habits, with annual consumption rate at 12 per cent (KNBS 2020, Economic Survey). The fourth Medium-Term Plan and the Rice Bill 2023 identify rice as a key value chain, outlining strategies

By Joab Onyango Odhiambo and Mercy Deche  Introduction   Equity pertains to fair and just distribution of all means of opportunities and resources between women and men (National Policy on Gender and Development 2019). It involves acknowledging and rectifying imbalances, recognizing that individuals have different strengths, and starting from various points. Thus, gender equity denotes fairness

Aberton Okoth and Hussein Kadiro Introduction The dairy value chain comprises a series of events involving production, processing, distribution and retailing of milk and dairy products spanning from production on the farm to the final consumer. The dairy industry is recognized in Kenya’s Vision 2030 as one of the key economic drivers that will enhance