James Kinyua Mwai

Pascal is the Founder and Managing Director of Agrimech Africa Ltd. He is a unique individual who has been a Senior Lecturer and Researcher and an NGO (www.kendat.org) Founder and Leader. He has been a Commercial Farmer, growing and aggregating irrigated horticultural produce for market, with own transport and value-addition facilities. Pascal grew up on a small farm on the slopes of Mt Kenya. With continuing and lifetime pursuit of helping smallholder farmers, and with demonstrated personal concern for a more resilient planet, Dr Kaumbutho founded Agrimech, a Conservation Agriculture (CA) mechanization services company. The company was founded on a frustration of lack of real progress in the farming sector of Kenya, a matter where mechanization has much (if not everything) to contribute. To demonstrate his caring and the passion for youth engagement in agriculture, Pascal ensures that every Agrimech Hub has a youth advancement component. Aware of the importance of market-pull, Pascal ensures that every Agrimech Hub has a farmer-service unit that congregates value-chain partners to make business deals and organize structured market-reach.