The Kenya Kwanza Government promised that it would establish 5 million acres (20,000 km2) agroforestry woodlots in dryland
The government, in partnership with international and local partners, launched the National Agroforestry Strategy 2025–2035 and the Kenya Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring Framework (FLRMF) in September 2025. These provide the strategic direction and tools to track the promise’s implementation.
The government has secured funding and launched projects like the World Bank-supported Kenya Water and Sanitation Improvement Project (KEWASIP), which includes components for agroforestry and sustainable land management in dryland areas.
Despite international support, the initiative faces challenges in securing adequate and consistent financing. Budgetary constraints and a reliance on external funding can slow down the pace of implementation.
Resolving land-use conflicts and guaranteeing secure land rights for communities, especially women and marginalized groups, is a key hurdle for long-term agroforestry investment and adoption.
While community engagement is part of the strategy, implementing programs at scale requires overcoming barriers such as a lack of capital, seeds, extension services, and market access for agroforestry products.
Scaling the initiative uniformly across the country’s diverse ASAL regions remains a challenge, with varying levels of success and implementation at the local level.
