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The young minds powering Kenya's agricultural transformation

Farmers attending the Yara demo farm during the Agitech Expo 2025 held in Mwea Kirinyaga County on 2nd,October 2025.[Courtesy] 

Under the early morning light in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, a low hum rises above the rice paddies. The sound of drones mapping the fields below. Beneath them, clusters of young innovators testing and experiencing different tools designed to make farming smarter.  

At the recent Agitech Grand Expo 2025, where government officials, researchers and farmers gather to trade ideas, one sponsor stood out for the milestone it is marking. Yara Kenya was celebrating 30 years of partnership with local farmers; three decades spent building an ecosystem of knowledge, digital innovation and sustainable crop nutrition that aims to transform food production from the soil up.

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