Are you thinking about growing your own food – on your windowsill, your balcony, in the backyard, or in a shamba on the outskirts of your hometown? Would you like to move towards self-sufficiency, not just for yourself, but also for your community and the city where you live?

Did you ever think about a more sustainable, even regenerative way of farming?ShambaJijini Summit brings you stories of people who grow food for their families without the use of chemicals. People, who earn a living from regenerative farming or even created a completely new career path for themselves.

If this is your line of thought, welcome to ShambaJijini.

Urban and Peri-Urban agriculture has become more prominent in Kenya over the years. This is out of need, out of necessity to both supplement food sources for households and to bring an income. It is not rare to see small animals along the streets of Nairobi estates. Backyards, roadside verges, publicly owned vacant land have also become sites for urban agriculture.  Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a boom in agriculture. While other sources of employment were disrupted, agriculture has become one of the most explored venues for supplementing household income. With a rising number of people in urban and peri-urban areas, it is an important time to ensure that this type of agriculture is done without harming the environment and our health: regeneratively.

Sharing the knowledge and the personal stories ans experiences, but also the challenges and lessons learnt of our speakers, ShambaJijini is aiming at inspiring, encouraging and empowering upcoming farmers to follow and apply regenerative agricultural principles, but also dive into a regenerative lifestyle in general.