Ceremonial event moment with dignitaries and invited guests

A Movement for Resilient Agribusiness Growth

As climate pressure, rising costs, and limited market access challenge farming communities, ABTF 2026 brings farmers, innovators, and institutions together to turn uncertainty into opportunity and long-term resilience.

Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Across Kenya and the wider region, agriculture stands at a defining moment. Climate change is increasing uncertainty, smallholder farmers are carrying heavier production risks, and too many promising enterprises still struggle to access reliable markets. ABTF 2026 begins with this reality and responds with a clear purpose: to convert pressure into progress.

Convened by the University of Eldoret, ABTF is built as a living platform where innovation meets implementation. Farmers, agribusinesses, cooperatives, financiers, researchers, and policymakers collaborate around practical, climate-smart solutions that can be adopted quickly and scaled responsibly. The journey is intentional: from challenge, to collaboration, to measurable transformation.

Smallholder farmers remain at the center of this mission. ABTF strengthens market access, improves income pathways, and supports dignified participation in modern value chains. Its impact is multi-dimensional: stronger local economies, expanded inclusion of youth and women, faster uptake of useful technologies, and deeper adoption of environmental practices that protect soil, water, and future productivity. Kilimo ni uhai - and at ABTF, we are shaping its future together. Pamoja, we build resilient agribusiness ecosystems that leave no community behind.

Theme

Promoting innovative climate-smart farmer-centered agribusiness for sustainable inclusive development

Format

Exhibition, live demos, policy dialogue, and strategic networking

Audience

Farmers, SMEs, cooperatives, corporates, researchers, youth, and women entrepreneurs

Outcomes

Economic impact (income and market access), social inclusion (youth and women), innovation adoption, and climate-smart environmental resilience

Experience climate-smart technologies and farmer-first innovations that respond directly to drought, pests, and shifting production risks.
Explore modern mechanization and equipment solutions designed to raise productivity while reducing climate vulnerability for farms of all sizes.
Engage inclusive crop and livestock value-chain demonstrations that show how to move from production to profitable market participation.
Build practical relationships with buyers, financiers, development partners, and policymakers who can unlock scale and sustainability.
Learn through expert panels, applied masterclasses, and knowledge exchanges focused on real implementation, not theory alone.
Discover youth- and research-led breakthroughs that accelerate responsible technology adoption and enterprise growth across communities.
Farmers and exhibitors exchanging ideas beside equipment displays

ABTF Story in Pictures

A living story of resilience, innovation, and transformation - where farmers, institutions, and enterprises move from shared challenge to shared progress.

Participants seated during an ABTF knowledge-sharing session
Attendees interacting at a networking cluster during ABTF
Stakeholders engaging around a demonstration stand
University and industry delegates in discussion at the fair grounds
Packed trade fair grounds highlighting high attendee turnout
Farmers and exhibitors exchanging ideas beside equipment displays
Main stage program moment with audience focused on presentations
Vibrant crowd scene reflecting strong community participation
Ceremonial event moment with dignitaries and invited guests
Participants networking across exhibitor zones
Visitors engaging with agribusiness displays during ABTF
Cabbage demo plot with agronomy sponsor signage at the trade fair
Officials and visitors inspecting crops during a field demonstration
Red combine harvester showcased at the event grounds
Opening ceremony with dignitaries and attendees at the trade fair
Innovation drone displayed near the University of Eldoret pavilion
Partner and sponsor branded materials displayed at the event
Tractors and implements in a mechanization demonstration parade
Green tractor moving through the event route with crowd and banners
Livestock exhibitors presenting goats to visitors
Officials touring vegetable plots at a field demonstration
Cultural performance group in traditional attire at the fair