About Us

KATC develops and teaches farming methods that work with nature and not against it, to empower smallholder farming communities to become drivers of change, that really benefits them.

KATC is governed by a Board of Trustees and has a professional staff of 25 plus a support staff of 50. The professional staff have expertise in soil science, agronomy, agro forestry, economics, extension, organic certification, accounts, maintenance and farm production.

KATC is involved with training, extension, research, production and lobbying and advocacy (awareness, education and communication).

A flourishing rural structure embracing sustainable organic agriculture and characterised by steadily improving livelihoods (i.e., food security, improved housing, improved agricultural tools, improved access to markets and income security). KATC aims to be a leading Jesuit training institute in sustainable organic agriculture, which facilitates holistic rural development.

KATC aims to empower rural communities to improve their livelihoods and facilitate holistic and democratic rural development through training, extension, research, market development, lobbying and advocacy and appropriate technologies in sustainable organic agriculture.

KATC’s overall goal is to contribute to the creation of a gradually improving rural structure with a view of fostering an improvement in productivity, food security and rural livelihoods while conserving the environment