Buy seeds, seedlings, chicks and breeding animals from KALRO
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Buy KALRO certified seeds and fruit seedlings at a KALRO Mkulima Shop, open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, at research centres such as Thika, Kandara, Embu, Katumani, Njoro, Kitale and Kakamega. KALRO also sells fertilised eggs, day-old chicks, in-calf heifers and breeding bulls, but it doesn't publish prices online, so call the centre first.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- KALRO Mkulima Shops at research centres (Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm); KALRO Seeds head office, Thika-Kandara road, Gatanga; animals and chicks at the relevant KALRO institute
Steps
- Find the nearest Mkulima Shop: Mtwapa, Katumani, Embu, Mwea, KALRO Seeds (near Thika), Kandara, Kabete, Muguga, Njoro, Kakamega, Kibos or Kitale.
- Visit Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. Shops stock seeds of maize, rice, sorghum, beans and cowpeas, and seedlings like banana, citrus, avocado, mango and passion fruit.
- For improved indigenous (kienyeji) chicken, day-old chicks, month-old chicks or hatching eggs, contact the Non-Ruminant Research Institute in Kakamega (tel 020 2619792, director.nri@kalro.org), which also has a centre in Naivasha.
- For bulk seed or questions on varieties, contact KALRO Seeds head office near Thika: +254 780 564 939, director.kalroseeds@kalro.org.
Watch out
- KALRO Seeds head office isn't in Thika town. It's in Gatanga, Murang'a County, about 10 km from Thika on the Thika-Kandara road.
- For grafted fruit trees (mango, avocado, apple, macadamia, passion) and tissue culture bananas, the Mkulima Shop at the Horticulture Research Institute, Kandara, has the widest range.
- Seed potatoes and breeding rams (Corriedale, Hampshire Down) come from KALRO Ol Joro Orok in Nyandarua.
Who can apply
- Farmers and anyone who wants quality planting material or improved breeds.
Official sources (7)
- Mkulima Shop kalro.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- KALRO Seeds kalro.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- KALRO Products and Services kalro.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Non-Ruminant Research Institute kalro.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Horticulture Research Institute kalro.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- KALRO Products and Services: Centres (page 1) kalro.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Beef Research Institute kalro.org · read 4 Oct 2026