Crop & livestock health
AI-supported diagnosis, treatment guidance and livestock health monitoring.
Africa's one-stop AI farming hub
From soil to market.Everything in between.
Crop health, soil, livestock, climate, learning, Kiai AI chatbot, food safety, safe inputs, extension, finance, insurance and markets, connected across the farmer journey.
Crop HealthSoilLivestockClimateLearningKiai AI ChatbotFood SafetySafe InputsExtension & ExpertsFinanceInsuranceMarkets
Registered farmers
100+
Youth agripreneurs
Kenya
Initial market
One-stop agricultural platform
From soil to market, one connected agricultural platform.
Kilimo Afya brings together agricultural intelligence, farmer advisory, crop and livestock health, climate information, soil support, extension, learning and access to agricultural services in one ecosystem.
10,500+
Registered farmers
100+
Youth agripreneurs
≤35
Agripreneur age
53
Crops supported
One farmer journey
Connected services around the farmer.
Agricultural services that would normally sit in separate systems, brought together through one farmer-centered platform.
Climate & pest intelligence
Localized weather, seasonal outlooks, pest alerts and agro-ecological intelligence.
Soil & production support
Soil services, agronomy guidance and practical production support.
Extension & learning
Digital advisory, farmer learning and links to trusted extension support.
Inputs & services
Connections to agrovets, service providers, insurance and other agricultural services.
Market & institutional access
A pathway for farmers to connect with programmes, buyers, cooperatives and commercial partners.
Two sides. One infrastructure.
One platform for farmers. One infrastructure for organizations serving farmers.
Farmers use Kilimo Afya directly, while agribusinesses, cooperatives, NGOs, development programmes and public-sector partners can use Kilimo Afya Enterprise, APIs and institutional tools to serve their own farmer networks.
Two ways to work together
Reach our farmer network.
Or bring your own.
01 / Engage our farmer network
Reach Kilimo Afya farmers
Start with a network of 10,500+ registered farmers, initially concentrated in Meru. Agree eligible farmer segments for campaigns, learning, research or service delivery.
Explore partnership02 / Kilimo Afya Enterprise
Bring your network. Run your operations on Kilimo Afya.
Bring your growers, members or programme participants into a secure institutional workspace for farmer records, field operations, programmes, agricultural intelligence and reporting.
Explore Kilimo Afya EnterpriseCampaign audiences are confirmed for each engagement. Registered farmers are not a measure of active users or guaranteed campaign reach.
Built around your work
Who We Serve
Reach Kilimo Afya farmers, or bring your own farmer network.
01
Commercial Farms & Outgrowers
Coordinate growers, field teams and agricultural operations around your supply network.
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NGOs, Development & Public-sector Programmes
Deliver farmer programmes with digital engagement, field coordination and measurable reporting.
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Banks, SACCOs & Insurers
Reach relevant farmers and build consented pathways into financial and insurance services.
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Input Companies & Agrovets
Help farmers discover your business, understand your products and make contact.
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Cooperatives & Dairy Organizations
Engage members and coordinate agricultural services, extension and field operations.
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Research & Technology Partners
Work with farmer cohorts, agricultural data and the Kilimo Afya platform for research and programme delivery.
Explore solutionFarmer services
One hub.
The whole farm journey.
Crop health, soil, livestock, climate, learning, Kiai, safe inputs, experts, finance, insurance and markets, connected around the farmer.
10 feature areas · Aflatoxin testing coming soon
FARMER SERVICES
Crop health & advisory
AI-assisted crop diagnosis, treatment guidance and expert support for everyday crop-health decisions.
FARMER SERVICES
Farmer learning
Practical agricultural education and sponsored learning programmes to help farmers understand and apply better practices.
FARMER SERVICES
Climate-smart guidance
Localized advisory and climate-smart farming information for planning, resilient practices and everyday decisions.
FARMER SERVICES
Soil intelligence
Soil-health assessment, interpretation and crop or input recommendations. Partner programmes can scope group testing, sampling and field mapping.
FARMER SERVICES
Livestock services
Livestock guidance and animal-health support, with records, monitoring and alerts scoped for farm and cooperative programmes.
FARMER SERVICES
Agricultural finance
Financial education and connections to relevant agricultural finance services, with opt-in enquiries for participating financial-service partners.
FARMER SERVICES
Agricultural insurance
Explore agricultural insurance information and connect with participating providers. Cover and eligibility depend on the provider and product.
FARMER SERVICES
PCPB chemical checks
Check crop-protection registration details against PCPB information to help spot suspicious or unregistered chemicals. Registration alone does not authenticate a pack.
FARMER SERVICES
Kiai chatbot
Ask farming questions in a conversational format and explore agricultural guidance through Kilimo Afya’s AI chatbot.
FARMER SERVICES
Agricultural marketplace
Discover agrovets, inputs and agricultural services, and connect with relevant dealers and providers through the farmer platform.
COMING SOON
Aflatoxin testing
A planned addition focused on aflatoxin testing. Availability and service details will be announced at launch.
Swipe to explore. Partner services and integrations are scoped to your programme.
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The farmer hub in action
Kilimo Afya brings crop diagnosis, soil, livestock, climate, learning, Kiai and agricultural services together in one connected mobile experience.
Swipe horizontally to explore the Kilimo Afya mobile experience.
Traction
Real-world deployment.
Field-tested growth.
Kilimo Afya is actively deployed among smallholder farmers in Kenya, with early adoption driven through county extension systems, agripreneurs, farmer groups, and field-based onboarding.
Registered farmers
Registered farmer network
100+
Youth agripreneurs
All aged 35 and below · young women and young men
Paid
Field assignments
Youth engaged in farmer onboarding and last-mile deployment
Meru
Initial concentration
Farmer network and field deployment in Kenya
01 / ADOPTION
Platform traction
- 10,500+ registered farmers
- Active deployment in Meru County
- Growth driven fully offline with no paid marketing
- Real usage based on day-to-day farming needs
02 / CONNECTIONS
Distribution and growth model
- 100+ Kilimo Afya youth agripreneurs, all aged 35 and below
- Young women and young men deployed through paid farmer-onboarding assignments
- Relationships with Ward Agricultural Officers and county extension systems
- Group-based farmer onboarding through barazas and field visits
- Trust-based adoption through existing local networks
Field Delivery Capability
Built to scale through trained youth and trusted agricultural networks
Kilimo Afya has developed a field-tested deployment model that enables rapid farmer onboarding using trusted local agriculture networks instead of expensive paid marketing channels.
50,000
Farmers reachable within 3–6 weeks using the current rollout model.
Repeatable
Model can be replicated across counties and agricultural regions.
Deployment validation
Kilimo Afya operates within real farming environments, ensuring product development is grounded in actual farmer needs, extension workflows, and field usage.
Kilimo Afya is endorsed by the Meru County Department of Agriculture and is being deployed as a digital advisory platform within county extension systems.
Deployment & ecosystem
Grounded in the field. Connected to expertise.
County deployment, research collaboration and cloud programme support.
County deployment
Meru County
Endorsed by the Department of Agriculture; deployed through county extension systems.
Research environment
Kenya Methodist University
Academic collaboration, student engagement and applied agricultural innovation.
Field validation
CRIBI–KeMU Living Lab
Real-world testing, AI model evaluation and farmer-facing research.
Cloud programme
Google for Startups
Cloud Program member supporting infrastructure and platform development.
Startup programme
MongoDB for Startups
Startup programme support for the scalable data foundation behind Kilimo Afya.
Independent startup
Founder-led innovation
Farmer-centered AI innovation connecting services across the whole farming journey.
Founder
Leadership & Vision
Building Africa’s one-stop AI farming hub for the whole smallholder farmer journey.
Global AI experience.
Rooted in African agriculture.
Philip Munyua is an AI engineer and data scientist with extensive experience designing and deploying large-scale artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud data systems across global organizations.
He holds a PhD in Computer Information Systems from Purdue University and a Master’s degree from Columbia University. His expertise spans AI systems engineering, computer vision, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and real-time decision systems.
Philip has led AI and data initiatives across the United States, India, and Africa, contributing to enterprise-scale systems within finance, public sector, research, and technology environments.
Through Kilimo Afya, he is building Africa’s one-stop AI farming hub, connecting crop health, soil, livestock, climate, learning, food safety, safe inputs, extension, finance, insurance and markets around the smallholder farmer journey.
He also leads innovation and incubation initiatives through CRIBI at Kenya Methodist University, where Kilimo Afya is deployed as a Living Lab supporting research, deployment, validation, and ecosystem collaboration.
Kilimo Afya is an independent founder-led technology company building a farmer-centered AI hub designed to scale across African agriculture.