Planting Seeds and Seedlings
Maize, Beans and Vegetables
improve food security and
sustainable livelihoods of small holder farmers.
Welcome to Marbi
Marbi is a social enterprise offering quality farm inputs such as hybrid seeds i.e maize, beans and groundnuts and fertilizer on credit to smallholder farmers in western part of Kenya. In addition, Marbi provides basic agronomic training and farmer extension which has proved to be a major factor in increasing farmer productivity and resilience.
MORE INFORMATION
Quality farm inputs and credits.
ERADICATING HUNGER AND POVERTY
Marbi is concentrated on subsistence farmers in western Kenya. We provide a complete, functioning market system
EMPOWERING LOCAL GROUPS
We find existing self-help groups mostly made of women farmers. Bringing farmers together makes it possible for them to economically interact with markets.
FARM EDUCATION
We take the latest practices from top academic agronomists, and translate that into simple, easy-to-understand lessons.
WHAT WE DO
Our Services
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Quality fertilizer
Planting and top dressing
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Extension/farmer training
Cascaded at community level through the lead farmers and/or group leader
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Poultry
chicks are brooded for 4 weeks and extended to farmers as input when they have been vaccinated to reduce mortality
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Crop insurance
Index based micro insurance
About Marbi
Marbi is a social enterprise that was founded in 2019. We aspire to build a financially sustainable and impactful business by administering farm input credits, innovation, extension, capital, and markets. We are currently serving 3000 farmer families in western Kenya counties of Kakamega, Siaya and Bungoma with intention of expanding to other locations in 2022/2023
Vision and Mission
Being excluded from markets, lack of credit and low access to modern agronomic practice are some of the main reasons for poverty and food insecurity among smallholder farmers in East Africa. This is deep social problem but also a huge business opportunity.
