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Kenyan avocados and avocado oil for international buyers
Hass and Green skin avocados from our own 200 hectare Rift Valley plantations and partner orchards; mango, pineapple, fresh herbs and chillies; and crude, extra virgin and refined avocado oil, every lot with a batch certificate of analysis. Agri export consultancy, investment and partnerships for orchards and agroprocessing across East Africa.
Consultancy Division
Agri export consultants and technical assistance for exporters, processors, investors, donors and development programmes in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and across Africa.
- Export readiness, licensing and certification
- Market intelligence and buyer matchmaking
- Commercial advisory, trade finance and investment planning
- Training, coaching and trade fair representation
Avocado Exports Division
Grower and exporter of Hass and Green skin avocados from our own 200 hectare commercial plantations in the Rift Valley of Kenya, plus mango, pineapple, passion fruit, coconut and fresh herbs.
- Own orchards, own harvest crews, own packing programme
- Sea freight from Mombasa, air freight from Nairobi
- Independent preloading QC report on every container
- Vertically integrated sourcing to retailers and importers with SAFTA
Value Addition Division
We process, refine, pack and export avocado oil, our lead value added product, and dried and freeze dried fruit, frozen avocado, macadamia and purees from East African fruit and nuts for food, beverage, cosmetic and ingredient buyers.
- Crude, extra virgin and refined avocado oil
- Dried and freeze dried mango, pineapple and banana
- IQF frozen avocado, macadamia nuts
- Aseptic purees and concentrates
Grown by us
For avocados, we grow our own fruit on commercial plantations
Unlike traders who buy at the roadside, the Hass and Green skin avocados we export start on our own 200 hectare commercial plantations in the Rift Valley of Kenya. We plant the trees, manage the agronomy, test dry matter in the field, harvest with our own crews and pack under our own programme, so the fruit in the container is fruit we have known since it was a flower. Partner orchards across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi add more than 3,000 hectares and extend the season across the year.
- 200 hectares of commercial Hass plantations, Rift Valley, Kenya; GLOBALG.A.P. certified and GRASP assessed (GGN with the offer)
- Dry matter tested before every harvest; pulp temperature checked before every loading
- Full traceability from tree to container, with GACC registration for China
- Preloading QC report by Fruit Quality Studio Africa on every consignment
The Konza way
Five things we hold ourselves to on every container and every contract
Standards and certifications
Standards applied across our own and partner sites
Coverage differs by site and product: some standards are held at our own orchards, others at partner packhouses and processors, and some are readiness programmes still in progress. The standards register states which applies where; certificate copies are shared with each offer.
Our partners
Independent quality control and transparent trade, built into every shipment
Two partners work alongside our own team on every export programme, so buyers see the fruit before it sails and know the price before they commit.
Fruit Quality Studio Africa
Independent avocado quality control, the Kenyan arm of Quality Studio Europe. Every consignment is inspected at the packhouse before loading, with a preloading QC report on dry matter, defects, sizing and pulp temperature shared with the buyer, and arrival inspection in Europe on request or as agreed per programme.
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SAFTA, Fruit Trade Assistance
Our partner international sourcing platform. SAFTA connects our fresh avocados to retailers, importers and buyers in Europe in a vertically integrated way: fixed and transparent pricing, cold chain from packhouse to destination, reliable buyer connections and SAFTA Rescue support for shipments in European ports, so growers and importers both know where they stand.
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Visit the orchards, packhouses and people behind the fruit
Buyers, investors, students and travellers are welcome to see East African horticulture at work. A Konza Tropicals farm visit takes you through our Hass avocado plantations in the Rift Valley, a working packhouse and cold store, and a tasting of the season's fruit, with the agronomists and export team who run them. Visits are arranged with our sister company Volcan Tours and Travel, a Nairobi based safari operator, so an orchard morning combines easily with the Great Rift Valley lakes, Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha, Hell's Gate, the Masai Mara or Amboseli.
- Half day and full day farm and packhouse visits from Nairobi or Nakuru
- Buyer and investor due diligence tours with quality testing on site
- Agricultural study tours for universities, cooperatives and development programmes
- Safari extensions across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda with Volcan Tours
Export markets
Markets we serve: products, compliance, logistics and seasons by destination
From our plantations in Kenya and partner orchards across East Africa we ship to Europe, the Gulf and Middle East, Turkey, India, China, Far East Asia and North America, and we advise exporters and importers on entering each market.
Questions buyers and clients ask
Before you write to us
Do you grow your own avocados or buy from farmers?
Both, in that order. Our Hass and Green skin avocados come first from our own 200 hectare commercial plantations in the Rift Valley of Kenya, then from partner orchards in our grower register in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi that extend the season to the whole year.
Which products can you supply and when?
Hass and Green skin avocados, mango, pineapple, passion fruit, coconut, fresh herbs and chillies, dried and freeze dried fruit, frozen avocado, macadamia nuts, purees and concentrates, and crude, extra virgin and refined avocado oil. Across our five East African origins there is fruit in every month, but each product has peak and lean windows; the season calendar on the exports page shows them, and availability is confirmed in each offer.
How do you control quality before a container sails?
Dry matter is tested before harvest and pulp temperature before loading by our own team, and Fruit Quality Studio Africa inspects every consignment at the packhouse and issues a preloading QC report that the buyer receives before departure.
What does the consultancy division do?
Export readiness assessments, licensing and certification (GLOBALG.A.P., GRASP, organic, HACCP, BRCGS), market intelligence and buyer databases, B2B matchmaking at trade fairs, commercial advisory, trade finance and investment planning, and training for exporters, processors and development programmes across East Africa.
Where do you ship to?
Europe, the GCC and Middle East, Turkey, India, China, Far East Asia and North America, by sea from Mombasa and Dar es Salaam and by air from Nairobi.
Season updates
What is in season in Kenya, prices and freight, once a month
A short email for importers and partners: what is in season, indicative prices, transit times and trade fair dates. No more than one a month.
Contact
Let us talk fruit
We work from Kenya with partner orchards and exporters in Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, and we answer email and WhatsApp during East African, European and Gulf business hours.