Kenya
Context
The FFF programme started in Kenya in 2014 with pilots in Nakuru and Laikipia counties.
Kenya joined the FFF as it strove to cope with an expanding population, needing more food, but also more wood energy and construction materials from a pressurized resource base. From small beginnings, the programme now covers 13 counties.
In Kenya, the FFF supports farmer cooperatives, women’s and youth groups, Community Forest Associations, tree nursery operators, conservation groups and Indigenous Peoples. Expanding subsistence and commercial agriculture in the country has led to major deforestation, which FFF activities are helping to address through landscape restoration and sustainable land management activities.
In 2025, FFF Kenya continued to support one main apex-level FFPO Kenya Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF) and 37 district level groups – many of which are women’s groups. In 2025, FFF Kenya supported FFPOs representing a cumulative total of 68 863 members.
Contacts
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Products
Key products grown in Kenya include coffee, avocado, honey, sisal, cereals and tree seedlings.
Eco-tourism, timber, leatherwork and beadwork also provide incomes.
Highlights
- Resilience and restoration
Through work with the Lake Ol’ Bolossat Community Conservation Group (LOCCOG), FFF supported the development of a restoration plan for the lake catchment. This catalytic support later unlocked a USD 70 000 TerraFund grant for the Group and prompted the government to initiate the process of gazetting the lake as a National Reserve.
- Production and markets
Business incubation support enabled 90 producer organizations to develop new or improved value-addition activities. Producer linkages to high-value markets have grown significantly. For example, avocado exports from the Kuresoi South Avocado Cooperative skyrocketed from 2 tons in 2021 to 63 tons in 2025, and tree cover has markedly increased.
- Influencing policy
FFF advocacy support has contributed to the development and launch of two key policies: the National Agroforestry Strategy, which secures revenue-sharing arrangements for Community Forest Associations and strengthens smallholder roles, and the Kenya Social Protection Policy 2023, which provides a national framework for integrating forest and farm producer organizations into social protection systems.
Events
- Webinar: Using a tree inventory for business development - Watch the video of the event
Press articles