Kenya is implementing new green financing legislation to boost its agricultural sector and enhance export opportunities, particularly amid global trade realignments. These policies aim to support sustainable agriculture and open new markets for Kenyan produce.

• The Kenya Green Investment Fund (GIF), backed by the World Bank, is a Sh5 billion initiative to finance climate-friendly agriculture and job creation, focusing on SMEs.
• Recent data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows credit growth to the private agricultural sector shrinking from 22.3 per cent in 2022 to 9.7 per cent in 2025.
• Del Monte Kenya is leading private sector efforts in sustainable practices, including water conservation and investments in modern facilities like a bio-fertilizer plant in Thika, Kiambu County.
• The proposed Kenya’s Forest Management and Conservation Bill 2025 will further bolster initiatives like the GIF by providing greater protections for forests.
• Kenya’s fruit and vegetable exports increased by 21 per cent, from 587,000 tonnes in 2023 to 712,000 tonnes in 2024, generating Sh94 billion in foreign exchange.