Schedule
Summit Programme
Join us at the Kenya School of Government for three intensive days of dialogue, action, and learning.
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Convergence, Context & Official Opening
Registration & Exhibition
Participant registration, badge collection, exhibition viewing.
Registration Team
National & EAC Anthems
Kenya National Anthem and East African Community Anthem. Opening Prayers / Moment of Reflection.
MC: Ruhiyih Temko
Welcome, Context Setting & Partner Spotlights
Setting the Summit context and government welcome and policy framing.
Kamau Njoroge, WingFarm Organization; Mr Charles Lusweti, MoALD
Opening Plenary: Ground Ya Food System Inasema nini?
State of Youth in Kenya's Agrifood Systems — Insights from Regional Dialogues. Fishbowl Dialogue with Regional Youth Representatives (Central, Rift Valley, Lake, Coast, Northern Frontier).
Moderator: Margaret Akinyi
Tea Break / Exhibition Tour
Official Opening Ceremony
Opening Remarks by Conveners and Partners.
Hillary Omondi (Siaya Youth Network); Rosinah Mbenya (PELUM); Dr. Harun Warui (Route to Food); GIZ; Prof Nura Mohamed (DG, Kenya School of Government). MC: Ruhiyih Temko
Official Opening Address
Dr. Paul Kipronoh Ronoh — PS State Department of Agriculture
Food Innovation Challenge
Indigenous Food Live Cooking Challenge and showcase of indigenous foods, seeds, innovations and agrifood products.
Christine Gatwiri — Route to Food Initiative
Plenary 1: Guka's & Shosh Corner
Preserving Indigenous Food Knowledge: What Should We Carry Forward? Three elder voices on traditional farming, indigenous foods and food preservation.
Wanjiru Kamau; Charles Macharia
Plenary 2: Agritech — The AiRSURV Case
How youth are using AI and innovation to transform food systems.
Naibei Kibet. MC: Ruhiyih Temko
Lunch Break / Exhibition Tour
Plenary 3: Kichele na Mboka in Agri-Food Systems
Access to productive resources and building viable youth businesses.
Joseph Wanguhu (EAMDA); Faith Amimo. MC: Ruhiyih Temko
Plenary 4: Start Early, Transform Food Systems
Keynote: Putting young people at the centre of food security and nutrition.
Dr. Lisa Fuchs, CIAT
Panel Discussion — Healthy, Inclusive Food Systems
Building healthy, inclusive and sustainable food systems for future generations.
Kenneth Monjero (KALRO); Dorah Momanyi; Alice Thome (MoALD); Erick Maina; Carren Katenya. Moderator: Edgar Okoth Onyango, SUN CSA
Plenary 5: Land si ya Mzae tu — Keynote
Breaking barriers and myths: making the most of what you have.
Eng. Alice Nyaga — MoALD
Panel Discussion — Youth Land Access
Thinking beyond ownership to access: what works for youth land access?
Doris Munyingi (ILC/Groots Kenya); Benter Akech; Samuel Ndung'u; Shillen Muyanzi. Moderator: Dr. Mwenda Makathimo
Mbogi ya Food Systems Fest
Mentimeter pulse check, Kahoot! game, and entertainment.
MC: Ruhiyih Temko
Thursday, 3 September 2026
Solutions, Evidence & Commitments
Registration / Exhibition
Registration Team
Recap of Day 1
Key themes and commitments from Day 1.
Erick Muthengi, WingFarm
Debate I: Can Agroecology Feed Africa?
Bag ni ya Nini? Dishi Fiti, Kichele na Future Yetu!
Elizabeth Atieno, Greenpeace Africa
Debate II: Is Agroecology Profitable?
Can agroecology create dignified jobs for young people?
Christine Gatwiri, Route to Food Initiative
Tea Break / Exhibition Tour
Debate III: One Health
People, animals and the environment.
Amos Kamau, IFJAD
Debate IV: Innovation & Technology
Can innovation and technology transform agroecology?
Lyn Cherotich, Greenpeace Africa
Plenary 6: When Young People Organise, Systems Move
Collective power, intergenerational knowledge and the realities of transforming agrifood systems.
Convened by GROOTS Kenya
Lunch Break
Plenary 7 — Keynote Address
Creating an enabling environment: youth-focused policies, financing and accountability.
Hillary Omondi — Siaya Youth Network
Panel Discussion — Policies & Investments
Partnerships, policies and investments that work for young people.
Benson Kamau (MoALD); Jeffrey Ngari (GIZ); Tabby Munyiri (SSN); Monica Nyaga (PELUM). Moderator: Charlotte Kirui
Closing Plenary: From Dialogue to Action
Kenya Youth Agrifood Systems Declaration 2026 — presentation of the Declaration and regional dialogues outcomes.
Kamau Njoroge, WingFarm Organization
Vote of Thanks & Closing Remarks
Youth representative vote of thanks and closing remarks.
Charles Lusweti. MC: Ruhiyih Temko
Friday, 4 September 2026
Field Learning Visits
KALRO Muguga Research Station
Demonstration of Technology Innovation Management Practices (TIMPs), seed technology, agroecological research, and soil testing.
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Muguga
G-BiACK — Grow Biointensive Agriculture Centre of Kenya
Demonstration farm with 160+ organically managed double-dug beds. Trained 30,000+ smallholder farmers in seed saving, agribusiness and market linkages.
G-BiACK NGO & Training Centre, since 2008
City Shamba — Urban Agroecology Hub
Agroecological and regenerative urban farming with Agroecological Resource and Information Hubs for youth, women, schools and smallholder farmers.
City Shamba
Serm Farm, Githunguri
Youth-led agroecological farm integrating vegetables, fruit and livestock with irrigation for year-round production on limited land.
Serm Farm