ADC showcases modern farming techniques during 60th anniversary
Smart Harvest
By
Osinde Obare
| Aug 25, 2025
The Agricultural Development Corporation celebrated its 60th anniversary, exhibiting its major milestone achievements in safeguarding the country's food security mandate.
The corporation showcased various vibrant and modern farming technologies it has adopted to ensure sustainable food security through crop and livestock production.
From seed, maize and dairy production to livestock breeding, ADC demonstrated and presented a high level of technologies for farmers to learn and adopt to facilitate their agricultural activities.
Farmers across the country had the opportunity to secure skills displayed on ADC's farms and at the Livestock Genetic Centre.
At ADC's Bull station, farmers were excited about semen harvesting technologies from high-yielding bulls imported from South Africa.
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ADC experts took farmers through various agricultural tips during the day-long event focused on technology transfer.
The high maize cobs on the farms and livestock breeds caused excitement and kept farmers busy during cold weather days.
"It is an impressive opportunity. For the first time, I have seen how semen is harvested from the bull. I only invite a vet to administer semen to my cow. It is a wonderful experience," said John Talau, a farmer from Soy in Uasin Gishu.
Land preparation technologies also caught the eyes of the farmers as the high-powered engines tilled the demonstration farm.
"I'm going to adopt these practices to improve my yields," quipped Jane Nafula, who admired the technologies employed by ADC.
ADC Managing Director Dr Wilson Tonui encouraged farmers in the county to embrace smart climate practices to boost food production.
Dr Tunoi observed that ADC has adopted technologies such as conservation agriculture to mitigate the impacts of climate change and boost production.
"We abandoned conventional agriculture and shifted to a conservation method to ensure moisture is retained and able to support the maturity of the crop in the absence of long rains," said Dr Tunoi.
At the unveiling of the mechanisation operations, he said the corporation had been able to avoid waste and improve productivity.
Kenya Seed Company board Chairperson Wangui Ngirici lauded ADC for striving to ensure the country is food secure.