Agroforestry in Kenya. Trees planted on family farms, among the crops.

Smallholder farmers in Kenya are given seedlings and training to grow trees in their own fields, where the trees help restore the soil, protect the crops and become an asset the family can draw on.

A farmer in the One Acre Fund agroforestry programme standing among her trees in Kenya

Trees funded by Printlogik: 3
UN global goals supported: 3
Kenya: 4.2°S, 39.3°E

In short

Where: Smallholder farms in Kenya. Ecologi’s latest update names Mount Kenya and the Coast region.
What: Agroforestry, which means growing trees on farmland alongside the crops rather than in a separate forest.
Who: One Acre Fund, a non-profit that supports smallholder farmers across Africa.
Why: Trees rebuild worn-out soil, shelter crops from drought and heat, and give farming families timber, fruit and income over time.

Why farms, not forests

Most tree projects plant a forest on land set aside for it. This one works differently. The trees go onto working farms, between and around the crops that families already grow to eat and to sell.

Ecologi describes Kenya as a country where land degradation and climate pressure are particularly severe. Years of farming without trees have worn out the soil in many places, and drought, heat and unpredictable rain make each harvest less certain.

Trees in the fields help on both counts. Ecologi says they rebuild soil fertility, hold water in the ground, reduce erosion and shelter crops from the worst of the weather. As they grow, they also take in carbon and give families a home-grown source of timber and fuel, which takes pressure off natural forests.

What the farmers receive

One Acre Fund gives farmers good-quality seedlings of species suited to their area, with hands-on training in planting and long-term care, and follow-up support afterwards to help the trees survive.

Ecologi’s February 2026 update says farmers in the programme were offered 18 different tree varieties in 2025, including a growing range of fruit and nut trees.

A farmer in Kenya planting a tree seedling in her field — Photographs: Ecologi and One Acre Fund.

A seedling being lifted from its pot and planted — Photographs: Ecologi and One Acre Fund.

One farmer’s story

Ecologi shares the story of Nzaphila Wato, a tree farmer in Kenya’s Coast region. Before he joined One Acre Fund in 2024, the cost of seedlings limited how many trees he could plant.

After three seasons in the programme, affordable seedlings have let him plant on a much larger scale. Over the next five years he plans to grow a small forest on his land, which will support local wildlife and bring in income from sustainably harvested timber and from beekeeping.

Who runs it

The project is run by One Acre Fund, an agricultural organisation that works with smallholder farmers across Africa. Ecologi says it has helped farmers plant more than 350 million trees over nearly two decades, and is working towards a goal of one billion trees by 2030. Kenya is at the centre of that work.

The project on record

Ecologi lists this project as live, funded since 2025. Its summary describes the partnership as supporting 810,000 trees in Kenya. Its later updates give larger figures for what has already been planted:

December 2025One Acre Fund served more than 425,000 smallholder farmers in 2025, who planted more than 37 million trees. Ecologi says 2,750,000 of those were planted directly thanks to its funding.
February 2026Farmers in the Kenya programme were offered 18 tree varieties, including fruit and nut trees.
September 2026Ecologi expects to help more than 34,000 smallholder families around Mount Kenya and in the Coast region plant 2,750,000 new trees this year.

2,750,000trees planted in Kenya in 2025 with Ecologi’s funding, according to Ecologi’s update of February 2026.

How the project is checked

We do not choose or run the projects ourselves. They are selected and monitored by Ecologi, which names One Acre Fund as the partner that delivers the project and verifies its impact.

Ecologi keeps a public record of what each of its members has funded, so our contribution can be checked by anyone. The link is in the project details below.

What Printlogik has funded here

Through the Print A Tree Project, Printlogik orders have funded 3 trees here so far. Our first contribution went to this project in October 2026, and the figure above updates as new orders come in.

How your order gets here

You order printAny order, of any size. There is nothing to tick and nothing extra to pay.
We make a contributionEach invoice triggers a contribution from Printlogik to Ecologi.
Trees go in the groundEcologi funds projects like this one, and records what we have funded in public.

The UN global goals it supports

The United Nations has set 17 Sustainable Development Goals for a fairer, healthier planet by 2030. Ecologi records this project as supporting 3 of them.

1No poverty
2Zero hunger
13Climate action

Where it is

Kenya · 4.2°S, 39.3°E

Location	Smallholder farms in Kenya, around Mount Kenya and in the Coast region
Type of project	Reforestation (agroforestry)
Run by	One Acre Fund
Status	Live on Ecologi, funded since 2025
Funded by Printlogik	3 trees
Full record	See it on Ecologi

Questions

Agroforestry in Kenya, answered

What is agroforestry?

Growing trees on farmland, among or around the crops, instead of in a separate forest. The trees and the crops support each other.

Where is the project?

On smallholder farms in Kenya. Ecologi’s latest update names families around Mount Kenya and in the Coast region.

Who plants the trees?

The farmers themselves, on their own land. One Acre Fund supplies the seedlings, the training and follow-up support.

How do the trees help the farmers?

They improve the soil and the harvest, shelter crops from drought and heat, and grow into timber, fruit and income the family can rely on later, for example for school fees or medical bills.