Farmworks was founded in 2020 and is a grower, aggregator and distributor of horticultural produce. Its business model is anchored on an out-grower scheme producing products for local and export…
Mangoes are the second most produced fruit in Kenya, while pineapples rank third. Despite the potential for profitability, several challenges are preventing maximum value from being obtained. Post-harvest/production losses can…
GrowPact Limited is based in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia county and propagates and supplies high-quality seedlings to farmers across Kenya. The business plans to increase its farmer base from the current 5,500…
The high population growth and increasing incomes are expected to drive the per capita consumption of tilapia in Kenya, while production levels are insufficient to supply the current low per…
Mobile innovation that is transforming smallholder beans industry in Kenya
Mobile Aggregation Centres (MACs) have emerged as a flexible, transparent and cost-efficient solution for Smart Logistics Services (SLS) to source from scattered smallholder beans farmers. These aggregation and service centres…
ECOM SMS (SMS) operates as a marketing agent in the Kenya coffee value chain working with nearly 46,000 smallholder farmers spread across 48 Famer cooperative Societies (FCS). Due to the…
Kenaycof, an coffee export dealer in Kenya, and it’s sister concern Sucastainability, a coffee marketing agent, work with over 60,000 smallholder farmers in the Kenyan coffee value chain to secure…
Within IDH, Food Crops and Ingredients focuses on products sold by retailers and brands in the sectors of Aquaculture, Flowers & Plants, Fruit & Vegetables, Juice, Nuts, Spices, and Vanilla;…
The IDH Farmfit Fund is the world’s biggest ever public-private impact fund for smallholder farmers. The Fund’s innovative financing model makes investments in smallholder farmers attractive, it de-risks investments in smallholder farming…