CGA – Cereal Growers Association

Providing farmers in Laikipia, Meru and Uasin Gishu counties, Kenya, with tailored agricultural advisory services to support viable farms

Annual Budget :

460,000 €

Context

Kenya is a major economic power in East Africa, but its agricultural sector remains vulnerable due to significant regional disparities, climate change, low soil fertility, and steadily rising production costs.

Established in 1996, CGA supports Kenyan cereal farmers. Fert has partnered with CGA since 2013 to address these challenges sustainably.

Partnership Objectives

Improve food security and agricultural production through an agroecological approach
Address the challenges of climate change adaptation and soil regeneration
Professionalize farm management and services provided to farmer organization members, including advisory services, input supply, and marketing

Key moments

2013
Start of the CGA–Fert partnership
2015 - 2021

Development of agricultural advisory activities
2022
Assessment and launch of a pilot initiative on agroecology and local agricultural advisory services for 350 farmers
2023 - 2025
Large-scale dissemination of effective agroecological solutions
2026 - 2028
Rollout and structuring of technical and economic services

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Our Impact

2 300

farmers supported

85 %

of farmers adopt agroecological practices

+ 27 %

increase in dry bean yields and +13% increase in maize yields (reference: Meru District)

125 000

trees produced and planted through local nurseries between 2023 and 2025

60 %

reduction in poultry mortality

Key Results in 2025

✦ 65 farmer organizations supported

✦ 208 lead farmers, including 87 trained in marketing

✦ 135 000 tonnes of wheat sold thanks to CGA’s involvement in negotiating a minimum price

✦ 204 tonnes of agroecological vegetables sold collectively

“CGA provided us with technical support through training sessions, demonstration plots, exchange visits, as well as collective and individual support with local advisory services. They also taught us how to keep farm records, and every season we review our results to improve our practices and strategies.

The training on poultry farming and vaccination really encouraged me to take up this activity again. I had stopped because all my chickens had died from disease. Now I vaccinate them to prevent such losses. Together with the group, we will also be able to sell our chickens collectively.

Thanks to the training on organic inputs, the other group members and I now produce low-cost organic vegetables. This allows us to generate additional income. For example, from the sale of these vegetables, I earn around KES 1,000 per week.”

Tabitha Kathao KAMENCUPresident of Antwankar’i CBO FO