Much of the conversation on making agriculture sexy for Kenya’s youth is focused on increasing the profitability of the sector. The study’s findings help us contextualise the fact that of necessity, agriculture unfolds in rural spaces, “a place with no date-worthy girls or boys and definitely no fun”. Significant numbers of Kenya’s youth are using social networks to build vibrant communities of young farmers. For example, Digital Farmers Kenya is a closed Facebook group with over 200,000 members, mostly young farmers spread all over Kenya. Scores of young farmers are left to fend for themselves on Google or advise each other in the absence of structured and scientifically sound support.

Source: Standard Digital May 27, 2022 00:54 UTC