Kenya 
African Agri-Input Distribution 2026: Seeds, Fertilizer, Agrochemicals, and the Last-Mile Delivery Problem
African smallholder yields are constrained by access to quality inputs: certified seeds, fertilizer, and crop protection chemicals. Distribution is fragmented, informal, and often adulterated. This report maps the structure of African agri-input distribution, the operators attempting to formalize it, and the last-mile delivery problem that defines whether inputs reach the farmers who need them.
An African smallholder farmer who wants to plant a higher-yielding crop season needs three things from outside their farm: certified seed, fertilizer, and crop protection chemicals. Access to these three inputs, at a quality the farmer can trust and a price the farmer can afford, is the single most important driver of...
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