Key Pillars

Each pillar reinforces the other—together, they form the foundation of a credible, connected, and profitable insect farming industry.

Our focus

These key pillars represent the core of AIFIP’s mission and vision. They reflect our commitment to building a strong, innovative, and sustainable insect farming industry. Through these key pillars, we bring stakeholders together, foster knowledge exchange, and create an enabling environment for growth, investment, and long-term, inclusive, sector development.

1.

Capacity Building & Knowledge Sharing

We empower farmers and entrepreneurs with access to practical, high-quality capacity building and knowledge that strengthens technical, business, and compliance skills. 

2.

Research & Innovation

We connect science to practice-driving research that solves real challenges in insect farming and promotes sustainable innovation across the value chain.

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3.

Market Expansion

We help members access markets, improve product quality, and build awareness of the value and impact of insect-based products. 

4.

Access to Finance

We make the sector investment-ready by linking members with funding opportunities, investors, and financial literacy tools. 

5.

Policy & Advocacy

We actively engage policymakers and regulators to build the enabling environment that insect farming needs to thrive. 

6.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

We unite government, research, private sector and other partners around shared goals for sustainable growth of the insect farming sector in Kenya.