He Started with One Acre. Now He Runs Large Commercial Farms Across Africa | Kevin Kamau

How do you go from farming one acre to managing commercial farming operations across Africa? In this episode of The Yield, I sit down with Kevin Kamau, Founder and Managing Director of Tukalime, to unpack one of the most ambitious agribusiness stories on the continent. What began with a single acre has grown into a business managing thousands of acres across multiple African countries. Along the way, Kevin has developed a unique approach to scaling agriculture—one that challenges conventional thinking about land ownership, capital, and what it really takes to build a successful agribusiness. We explore why he chose an asset-light business model, how Tukalime expands into new markets, the realities of raising capital for agriculture, and the lessons he's learned building a company that now operates across Kenya and beyond. Whether you're a farmer, entrepreneur, investor, or simply interested in the future of African agriculture, this conversation offers practical insights into building businesses that scale. What You'll Learn *How Kevin built Tukalime from one acre into a multi-country agribusiness *Why owning land isn't always the best way to scale *The systems required to manage large commercial farming operations *How to raise capital for agricultural businesses *Why social capital can be more valuable than financial capital *The biggest misconceptions about commercial farming *Where the next opportunities in African agriculture lie