The horticulture subsector of Kenyan agriculture is definitely
the fastest growing and the most lucrative one. If you would like to venture
into agribusiness and make really good money, then fruit farming is one of the areas
you should consider.
One of the fears that Kenyan farmers have had is that
their produce goes to waste due to lack of market thereby bringing them to
great loses. However, with the rate of industrialization in Kenya and the
establishment of industries based on processing of fruits, lack of market is
something that should not bother you now. Here is a list of companies in Kenya
that will readily buy your fruits once you fulfill their requirements:
This company offers one of the best opportunities for
fruit farmers in Kenya since they have realized that many people have turned to
the use of fruit juice as compared to soft drinks. As a result, their products are
made of pure fresh fruits and have no additives. To ensure quality of their
products, they do not add any preservatives or pasteurizers and the fruits used
are selected from certified farmers who have fulfilled certain regulatory
requirements. Their juices are available in various supermarkets in various
flavors such as mango, pineapple, and carrot and orange.
FRANK FRESH JUICE LTD:
They are the manufacturers of the commonly known
“LITE” products in the market. They produce the highest quality of fresh fruit
juices and bottle them to supply to the market. Other products that they offer
include exciting fruit and vegetable combination to a range such as carrot as
well as pineapple. They obtain their products from farmers and can be contacted
through +254 721 45453 or email frankndud@yahoo.com or
frankfreshjuice@gmail.com
MILLY FRUIT PROCESSING PLANT
They are the manufacturer of high standards of fruit
juices branded “Picana products and Milly products” as they use sophisticated
modern machineries and technology for the best products. Milly Fruit Processing
Plant processes large quantity of tropical fruits like Mangoes, Passions,
Orange, Grapefruit and Pineapple. Products include fruit concentrates, fruit
juice and fruit drinks which are real, fresh and 100% pure fruit extract. They
can be contacted through P. O. Box: 90522, Mombasa, Kenya and phone 0722 572
640.
VICTORIA JUICE COMPANY LTD
This company manufactures and supplies fruit juices branded
“TAMU products”. TAMU juices are made from natural fruit concentrates sourced
from the best orchards in the world, with most of the fruits being obtained
from local farmers. They have a range of products from sweet mango to
nutritious multivitamin and different fruit cocktails.
PREMIER FOOD INDUSTRIES LTD
Premier Food Industries Ltd. (PFIL) is a leading food
processing company in Kenya, manufacturing over 50 different products under the
brand name among others PEPTANG and PEP. Through their farming program, they
support over 20,000 small scale farmers. They have greatly transformed the Shimba
hills area by providing jobs and market for farmers products in the area. They
can be contacted through info@peptang.com
and Phone number +254 20 8011108
FRIGOKEN
Established in 1989, Frigoken Limited (FKL) is
currently Kenya’s largest vegetable processor. They work predominately with a
network of more than 70,000 registered small scale farmers spread all over
Kenya. They provide all farmers with a guaranteed market and a fair market
price for supply of produce all year round. High quality inputs are also
provided and recovered on an interest free basis at the end of the growing
season, underwriting the losses of the inputs associated with natural
calamities. However, they mostly deal with vegetables. They can be contacted
through +254 (0) 20 2391717/21 P.O.BOX 30500–00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
Fruits on demand by processors
Some of the fruits they deal with include: Apples,
Avocado, Bananas, Cashewnuts, Coconuts, Grapefruits, Guavas, Horned Melons,
Lemons, Macadamia nuts, Mangos, Oranges, Passion Fruits and Pawpaw.
Take on one of these fruits and
you are assured of ready market working with these companies. If you are new in fruit farming or you would like to increase your production, get a copy of one of the comprehensive guides from our Resources Page.
5 comments:
Good information. Many of us don't have leads to market. Thank you
Graet job
I have a lemon small scale farm ,can produce 2 to 3 sacs of lemons are you interested,can you kindly support ,cause I sell them for the villagers and the rest are wasted
Makueni has endless supply of mangoes and oranges. Who's interested?
I can supply pawpaw to interested company or individual,,,
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