Kijani Hydroponics Farm · Kajiado, Kenya
Farming smarter. Empowering women. Feeding communities.
Kijani Hydroponics Farm is building a 10-acre hydroponic farm in Kajiado, Kenya to produce affordable, nutritious vegetables year-round while training and employing women and youth in climate-smart agriculture.
Kenya faces overlapping challenges: a large informal labour market that leaves many women without stable paid work, and worsening food insecurity driven by climate shocks. Hydroponics lets us grow high-quality food with far less water and in controlled conditions — so we can create reliable jobs for women and supply healthy food to families and markets. We're starting here, in Kajiado, to prove a model that can be replicated across Kenya and the region.
Why this farm matters
Climate-smart food production, centred on women.
~83% of Kenyan employment is informal.
Many women are locked into low-pay, insecure work. Kijani builds structured, dignified roles in agribusiness instead.
Youth unemployment and insecure work are a regional challenge.
The farm doubles as a training ground for women and youth in hydroponics, farm operations, packaging and sales.
Hydroponics can reduce water use by 80–90%.
Controlled, soilless systems allow us to grow more food with far less water — critical in increasingly dry, climate-stressed regions.
Scale
10 acres
Hydroponic capacity
People
Women & youth
Jobs & training focus
Water
80–90% less
vs soil-based farming
A replicable model for Kenya and the region
Kijani Hydroponics Farm is designed to be more than a single project. It's a working proof-of-concept that women-centred, climate-smart agriculture can be financially viable, scalable, and rooted in local communities.
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