In the last five months, the national government has registered 4 287,713 farmers around the country as part of its obligation to enhance food production.

According to Ministry of Interior data, the Rift Valley region has almost 1.2 million farmers, followed by the Eastern part, which has 888,675 farmers.

The number of farmers in Nyanza, Western, and Central Kenya has surpassed 500,000, with statistics of 663,438, 614,146, and 591,776 farmers captured, respectively.

The coastal area has 235,779 farmers on its list, while North Eastern (44,679) and Nairobi (6,738) have the lowest numbers.


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Furthermore, 16 counties have reported considerably high numbers of registered farmers, all exceeding 100,000.

Nakuru is currently in first place in the exercise, with 230,787 farmers. Bungoma comes in second with 203,310 farmers, closely followed by Kakamega, which has 203,173 farmers' details in its records.

Participation in the exercise is similarly strong in Meru, with 197,048 farmers providing personal information for registration.

Isiolo, Mombasa, Marsabit, Wajir, and Garissa have under ten thousand registered farmers.

The registration drive began in January and aims to create a national database of all farmers, containing their profiles, location, crop acreage, and other characteristics.


"It is through the database of information that the government has determined the level of backing and extension services needed by each farmer, a move that has also facilitated the ongoing distribution of fertilizer," read an Interior Ministry statement