04.20.2026
Power for Food Partnership launches in Kenya
SNV Kenya, partner organisations, and county governments gathered in Kakamega town on 15 October 2025 to officially launch the Power for Food Partnership in Kenya. The coalition bringing the initiative to life spans civil society, research, associations, and county governments: BoP Innovation Centre (Bopinc), Centre of Excellence for Livestock Innovation and Business (CoELIB), Green Zone Kenya, Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA), Kilimo Trust, Seed Savers Network, Society of Crop Agribusiness Advisors of Kenya (SOCAA), World Vegetable Center, and the seven counties of Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kericho, Nandi, Nakuru, and Uasin Gishu.
Kenya's food systems face a set of interconnected challenges. Soils are depleted, weather patterns have become increasingly unpredictable, and most rural farmers still lack access to the clean energy needed to irrigate, process, or store their produce. Marginalised groups, particularly women and youth, continue to face structural barriers in accessing land, finance, technology, and decision-making spaces. The Power for Food Partnership responds to these challenges by connecting regenerative agriculture with productive use of renewable energy, building on years of expertise, knowledge and collaboration across Kenyan counties.
Agriculture is Kenya's mainstay, but the weather has become unpredictable, affecting farmers. Our soils are depleted, and many cannot access renewable energy solutions. Integrating productive use of renewable energy into regenerative agriculture is not just necessary, it's the way forward.
Hon. Mophat Mandela, CECM Agriculture, Kakamega County Government
The Partnership will catalyse locally led innovations such as solar-powered irrigation, regenerative soil practices, and decentralised energy for post-harvest processing. It will work with national and county governments, civil society, and the private sector to improve policy and investment conditions, while generating evidence and learning to inform future scale. Inclusion sits at the heart of the approach, with a specific focus on improving access and decision-making power for women, youth, and smallholder farmers.
This partnership is an opportunity to think differently about how systems can work together, and who gets to shape them. The focus on nexus points between regenerative agriculture and productive use of renewable energy, through smarter, more inclusive investments and stronger local leadership, is vital to scaling outcomes.
Rebecca Hallam, Country Director Kenya and Burundi, SNV
Kenya is uniquely positioned to show what integrated, county-led agri-food and renewable energy transformation can look like. With seven counties actively committed to the Partnership and a growing coalition of partners ready to work across systems, Power for Food has the conditions to turn ambition into measurable change for farmers, enterprises, and communities across the country. Read more about the Kenya launch at Citizen Digital and TV 47 Kenya.