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Agriculture and Food Authority Kenya (AFA) is a State Corporation in the ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Corporatives established by the Agriculture and Food Authority Act No 13 of 2013 to operationalize the Crops Act No 16 of 2013. The Act consolidates the laws on regulation and promotion of agriculture and makes provision for the respective roles of national and county governments according to the provisions of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya. The role of the Authority is to Regulate, Develop and Promote Scheduled Crops value chains for increased economic growth in Kenya. http://www.agricultureauthority.go.ke/index.php/en/ AFA is a product of Agriculture Sector Reforms which commenced in 2003 with the formulation of the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERS) and the Strategy for the Revitalization of Agriculture (SRA).The reforms focused on improving efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery through the review of the legal and regulatory framework in the agriculture Sector.

The following institutions were abolished and succeeded by the Authority;

Kenya Coconut Development Authority Coffee Board of Kenya Cotton Development Authority Horticultural Crops Development Authority; Kenya Sisal Board Kenya Sugar Board Pyrethrum Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya The authority is currently comprised of the following Directorates/Departments

Sugar Directorate; Coffee Directorate; Tea Directorate; Fibre Crops Directorate; Horticultural Crops Directorate; Food Directorate; Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate; Miraa, Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate; and Corporate Services Directorate. Vision

To be a World Class Regulator in the Agriculture Sector

Mission

To sustainably develop and promote scheduled crops value chains through effective regulation for economic growth

Core Values

Customer focus Teamwork Integrity Innovativeness Professionalism

Mandate

Administer the Crops Act, in accordance with the provisions of these Acts; Promote best practices and regulate the production, processing, marketing; grading, storage, collection, transportation, and warehousing of agricultural products; excluding livestock products as may be provided for under the Crops Act; Collect and collate data, maintain a database on agricultural products excluding livestock products, documenting and monitoring agriculture through registration of players as provided for in the Crops Ac; Be responsible for determining the research priorities in agriculture and to advise generally on research thereof; Advise the national government and the county governments on agriculture levies for purposes of planning, enhancing harmony and equity in the sector; Carry out such other functions as may be assigned to it by this Act, the Crops Act; and any written law while respecting the roles of the two levels of the Government.