Mission
Improve food security through contract farming, farmland aggregation, farmer support, produce processing, storage and structured markets.
Vision
A Kenya where every eater is a stakeholder in a resilient, farmer-led food system.
Values
Integrity, transparency, farmer-first partnerships and long-term community wealth.
Our story
Chanzo Kilimo — Swahili for "the source of farming" — was founded to bridge the gap between what Kenya can grow and what Kenya eats. From a handful of pilot farms in Eastern Kenya, the programme has grown into a multi-county Community Grains Bank connecting thousands of farmers to serious, structured markets.
Training, inputs, agronomy and market access for smallholder farmers.
Drought-tolerant pulses, cassava and sweet potatoes matched to soils and rains.
Structured off-take, transparent grading and on-time farmer payments.
Conrade N. Kathiga
"Everyone who eats must get involved. Food security is not just a farmer's problem — it is our shared responsibility. The Community Grains Bank exists so that every Kenyan, whether they farm, buy, sponsor or eat, can play a role in a resilient food system."