Tanzania, July 4 -- Dar es Salaam. Kenya has unveiled a sweeping agricultural investment blueprint worth KES1.081 trillion (about Sh21 trillion), setting the stage for heightened competition across East Africa for capital, agribusiness investment and food systems transformation.

The National Agri-food Systems Investment Plan (NASIP 2026-2030), launched during the Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) Summit held in Nairobi from June 30 to July 2, 2026, seeks to modernise agricultural value chains, expand irrigation infrastructure, strengthen food security and generate more than two million jobs by 2030.

While primarily focused on transforming Kenya's domestic food systems, the plan is widely expected to have regional ripple ef...