Elijah Ihumba inside Lwandeti Farmers, an agrovet shop located in Lugari Sub-County, Kakamega County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard]

Agriculture is the backbone of Kenya’s economy, contributing over 20 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employing more than 40 per cent of the population.

Against this backdrop, Elijah Ihumba realised that investing in enterprises along the agricultural value chain would guarantee him a huge market and potentially high returns.

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activeEl.innerHTML = “”;
paywallEl.style.display = “block”;

} else if (now >= saleStart && now <= saleEnd) {
paywallEl.style.display = “none”;

var diffToEnd = saleEnd – now;
var totalSeconds = Math.floor(diffToEnd / 1000);
var days = Math.floor(totalSeconds / (24 * 3600));
var hours = Math.floor((totalSeconds % (24 * 3600)) / 3600);
var minutes = Math.floor((totalSeconds % 3600) / 60);
var seconds = totalSeconds % 60;

activeEl.innerHTML = `

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} else {
teaserEl.innerHTML = “”;
activeEl.innerHTML = “”;
paywallEl.style.display = “block”;
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}

function formatTime(ms) {
let totalSeconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
const days = Math.floor(totalSeconds / (3600 * 24));
totalSeconds %= 3600 * 24;
const hours = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 3600);
totalSeconds %= 3600;
const minutes = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 60);
const seconds = totalSeconds % 60;
return `${days}d ${hours}h ${minutes}m ${seconds}s`;
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Agriculture is the backbone of Kenya’s economy, contributing over 20 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employing more than 40 per cent of the population.

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Published Date: 2026-01-28 00:00:00
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By Nanjinia Wamuswa
Source: The Standard
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