logo 2scale
  • fr
  • Partnerships
  • Updates
  • About
  • Resources
  • Contact
logo 2scale
  • Partnerships
  • Updates
  • About
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • fr

Providing traceable and safe vegetables for urban consumers

Industry
  • Animal Production Related
  • Staple Crops
  • Soy and Oil Seeds
  • Fresh Produce
Country
  • Ethiopia
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Mali
  • Nigeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
logo 2scale
Industry
  • Animal Production Related
  • Staple Crops
  • Soy and Oil Seeds
  • Fresh Produce


Country
  • Ethiopia
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Mali
  • Nigeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger

About the partnership

Fresh Produce
Kenya

Neighbourhood Freshmart Limited (NFL) is currently sourcing from estimated 2000 farmers (including 50% women), and with 2SCALE support, it aims to scale up this number to 6000 farmers. The biggest challenge the company has faced so far has been ensuring constant supply of good quality produce from the farmers. Due to its nascent stage, NFL lacks the required resources and expertise needed to engage additional 4000 farmers and offering technical support and training to increase productivity and quality, input acquisition and finance access for the small holder farmers (SHFs). The company partnered with 2SCALE for support to build the capacity its supplier small holder farmers to improve their productivity and quality. The partnership will support farmers to access high yielding seeds, adopt climate-smart innovations such as low-cost irrigation kits, and receive training on integrated soil fertility management to improve productivity. Access to financial services such as savings and credits through linkages with financial institutions will also be done to increase investment in safe and reliable production of tomatoes and onions.

About the business champion
Neighborhood Freshmart Limited (NFL) is a Kenyan-based aggregation and distribution enterprise that specializes in directly sourcing fresh fruits and vegetables ( including bananas, onions, tomatoes, carrots, leafy vegetables, potatoes, among others) from smallholder farmers (SHFs) across the country and distributing them to different selected markets within Nairobi. The company, which commenced operations in 2017, is in Nairobi's Baba Dogo area which serves as holding and distribution facility and runs a branded retail outlet in Pangani Estate with the intention to open other branded outlets. NFL seeks to invest its resources in serving the low and middle-income consumers in Nairobi with affordable and high quality (traceable and safe) fruits and vegetables through a distribution model that combines retailers (small traders mainly owned by women and famously known as "mama mboga") and direct sales to outlets such as hotels, supermarkets, and institutions.
Key Interventions
Capacity building of the MSMEs (women traders) on business strategies and post-harvest management
Supporting the smallholder farmers to adopt climate smart agriculture practices on their farms to increase production & incomes.
Facilitate access to finance for SHFs, women traders and other actors in the partnership
6,000 farmers targeted & supported
200 SMEs involved including 1 female-led
3 Producer Organisations involved.
€500,000 of private sector co-investment
10,000 BoP consumers with improved access to nutritious food
Get in touch

Curious about this partnership? Get in touch with the partnership facilitator.

E-mail Bernard Ndolo
Partnership Facilitator
Bernard Ndolo
BNdolo@2scale.org
Project partners
Amiran Kenya Limited
Through its array of quality inputs, Amiran will support the partnership through input supply to the farmers as well as training and demonstrations of various agricultural innovations.
Loitokitok Agrodealers Association
An association of agro-dealers who supply inputs to farmers in Kajiado County.
Equity Bank Foundation & Dodore
Equity and Dodore will support the access to finance for the farmers involved in the program.
Connecting youth to employment opportunities
January 08, 2021
Most young people are faced with the growing challenge of unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa. An answer to this challenge can come from the agricultural sector. In order to help…
Animal Production Related
Staple Crops
The secret to become a smart and successful honey farmer
December 28, 2020
South West Ethiopia in general and Bench-Sheko Zone in particular has huge potential for beekeeping. It has very suitable climatic factors and natural resources. There are intac…
Animal Production Related
Ethiopia
More updates
Follow us:
Follow us:
On this site:
  • Partnerships
  • Updates
  • About
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • Cookie settings
Join our newsletter:

Cookie settings

We place necessary cookies in order for this website to function properly. If necessary, we also use analytical and marketing cookies. Below you can indicate which types of cookies you want to accept.

Desired cookie settings