AgriCord is bringing its global alliance together in Nairobi this June for a week of governance, exchange and field learning. Over five days, members, farmers' organisations, partners and donors from across four continents will meet to advance our shared mission: strong farmers' organisations delivering lasting livelihoods and resilient food systems.
Week overview
- Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 June: Internal governance meetings
- Thursday 4 June: Partners' Forum on Nature-Based Solutions
- Friday 5 June: Field visits to Kenyan farmers' cooperatives
- Saturday 6 June: General Assembly
Partners' Forum: Nature-Based Solutions in Practice (Thursday 4 June)
Nature-based solutions including agroecology, regenerative agriculture and soil health practices are reshaping how we think about food systems, climate resilience and sustainable agriculture. They offer a triple win: healthier ecosystems, more resilient farming, and stronger farm-level economics. But their potential is still far from fully realised, and many farmers continue to face real barriers around finance, markets and policy.
This is what the Partners' Forum is about. Bringing together farmers' organisations, agri-agencies, researchers, financial institutions, investors and government stakeholders, the day is built around three interconnected themes:
- Scaling soil health and NbS in practice: what works on the ground, how to monitor it credibly, and how to accelerate adoption sustainably.
- Finance and markets that work for farmers: inclusive blended finance, public procurement, ecosystem service payments and value chain arrangements that create real incentives at the farm gate.
- Farmers' organisations as catalysts of change: how FOs aggregate demand, reduce risk and enable the kind of innovation that makes NbS adoption possible at scale.
The day combines keynote addresses, expert panels, hands-on working group sessions and a synthesis plenary. It closes with an evening walking dinner.
In recognition of 2026 as the International Year of Rural Women, the forum will put a particular spotlight on the leadership and entrepreneurship of women within farmers' organisations, markets and innovation systems.
Field Visits: Cooperatives at Work (Friday 5 June)
On Friday, participants will travel outside Nairobi to visit farmer-led cooperatives in action. Two options are available:
Option A (East, approx. 1.5h): Machakos Cooperative Union, a coffee and avocado cooperative and member of NACCU and FOFS. Participants will see wet processing, milling, women-led diversification activities, and may also visit the women-led Lewoco Cooperative.
Option B (South, approx. 1.5h): Maasai Kajiado Women Dairy Cooperative, a women-led cooperative supplying Kenya Co-operative Creameries. The visit covers fodder production, milk collection and cooling plant, yoghurt processing, and income diversification through beekeeping, poultry and village savings and loan activities.
General Assembly (Saturday 6 June)
The week closes with the AgriCord General Assembly, where member organisations come together to set the network's direction for the year ahead and formalise 2026 commitments.