New dawn for over 7 million farmers as Gov't launches digital agriculture system

Over 7 million farmers are set to benefit from a pivotal digital transformation in the agriculture sector after the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and development partners have handed over the Kenya Integrated Agriculture Management Information System (KIAMIS) to the Ministry of Agriculture.

The handover witnessed during the ongoing Intergovernmental Forum on Agriculture in Naivasha was led by FAO Deputy Country Representative Hamisi William who presented the system to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, marking one of the biggest digital milestones in Kenya’s agricultural transformation.

KIAMIS, which now hosts 7.1 million registered farmers across crops and livestock will be domiciled at the newly transformed Kenya Agricultural Digital Information Centre (KADIC), creating a “one stop shop” for agricultural data and information.

CS Kagwe described the handover as a “new dawn for Kenyan farmers” and a key plank of the government's Digital Super Highway agenda.

“Every village in Kenya and every farmer will now be connected to the digital super highway,” said CS Kagwe. 

“This is critical for delivering subsidized farm inputs, soil health information, and tailored agronomic advisories directly to farmers’ phones.”

The milestone comes at a transformative moment for KADIC as the ministry also makes significant gains with the Animal Identification and Traceability (ANITRAC) launched in May 2025.

ANITRAC was designed to create a centralised and reliable source for animal identification, registration, traceability, and tracking.

Livestock Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke said that ANITRAC is already revolutionising Kenya’s livestock value chain and placing the country on a competitive footing in global premium markets.

“Today’s consumer wants traceability from farm to fork. If we are going to compete in premium global markets, we must demonstrate that our farmers meet every export requirement with absolute integrity," he said.

“Since we rolled out the ANITRAC policy, Kenya’s meat exports have grown by 45%. That is the clearest sign that structured traceability opens doors to high-value markets.”

ANITRAC seeks to link international buyers with farmers, detailing vaccination records, real-time data on animal movement and health status.

With KIAMIS and ANITRAC now consolidated under KADIC, Kenya becomes one of the few African countries with an integrated national digital agriculture and traceability.