Tech Shambani

ABOUT TECH SHAMBANI

Kilimo Mambo Leo + Simu Mkononi = Pesa Mfukoni.

Tech Shambani is a gender-inclusive, climate-smart AgriTech enterprise headquartered in Migori County, Kenya. We are on a mission to revolutionize smallholder agriculture by shifting the narrative from "survival" to "business."

The Challenge
A Broken Cycle

For decades, farmers in our region have been trapped in the sugarcane economy—a system often characterized by long maturity periods, delayed payments, and biased land ownership structures that marginalize women and youth.

While women and youth provide the majority of the labor, they often lack:

Land Ownership: Financial control usually sits with male landowners.
Digital Traceability: Making it impossible to meet export standards (MRLs).
Market Access: Leading to high produce rejection and income mismanagement.

Our Solution
A New Operating Model

We don't just provide seeds; we provide a system. We replace the defunct crops cycle with high-value, fast-maturing cash crops (French Beans, Capsicum, Cherry Tomatoes) supported by a full-stack digital ecosystem.

Our 6-pillar model ensures that farming is profitable, transparent, and secure:

Inclusion First (Land Access)

We organize women and youth into farming clusters (minimum 1 acre), unlocking underutilized household land. This gives marginalized groups direct access to contracts and income.

The Tech Shambani Platform (Digital Trust)

Our proprietary AI platform is the engine of our operation. It provides AI Diagnosis for instant pest and disease detection via mobile photos, Traceability with permanent digital records from seed to harvest ensuring compliance with strict EU export standards, and Real-Time Data monitoring soil health and crop progress to reduce input waste.

Farming Without Fear (Risk Resilience)

We integrate climate-smart crop insurance directly into our model. By using satellite imagery and IoT data to validate claims, we protect our farmers against drought, floods, and pests—ensuring rapid, fair payouts.

Guaranteed Markets (Market Linkage)

We eliminate the middleman. Through smart contract farming, we connect our clusters directly to international off-takers who demand high traceability. We target a reduction in post-harvest loss from 30% to less than 5%.

Heal the Soil (Regenerative Mechanization)

We utilize minimum-tillage equipment and climate-resilient seeds to restore soil health. Our methods improve water retention and qualify our farmers for future carbon credit opportunities.

Green by Design (Ecological Restoration)

We are committed to restoring 100km of riparian land to develop horticultural clusters, creating a visible environmental impact that benefits the entire community.

Why It Matters

By combining Smart Farming technology with Social Empowerment, we are building a future where:

Women control their financial destiny.

Youth see agriculture as a tech-forward career, not a burden.

Buyers get transparent, high-quality produce.

The Soil is left richer than we found it.