Kisii

Centre Location : Kisii

Thika

Centre Location : Thika

Thika

Naivasha

Centre Location : Naivasha

Naivasha

AMRI, Katumani

Centre Location : Katumani - Machakos

The Agricultural Mechanization Research Institute (AMRI) is one of the 16 research institutes under the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) that was established in November 2015.

Despite the importance of Agriculture in Kenya there is generally low levels of mechanization both in livestock and crop production. In Kenya 50 % of the land preparation depends on human power, 20 % on animal draught power and 30 % on machines. This has been associated with low productivity and high cost of production which inevitably leads to low profitability in major agricultural enterprises. The main function of AMRI is to generate and disseminate agricultural mechanization technologies /innovations across livestock and crops value chains in Kenya.