Farmers
Most farmers are small holder farmers who farm on an average of one to two acres. Vivo Fresh supports these farmers in several ways. Through our well-trained field managers, we ensure that all the processes for quality farming are ensured by teaching the farmers best practices.
Supply Chain
Supply Chain
Growth
We plan cultivation schedules to time
harvest for maximum shelf life.
Harvesting
In collaboration with farmers/partners, we plantime for harvest for maximum shelf life and
improve physical handling to avoid or reduce
deterioration of products.
Transport
We organize the delivery of products to thevarious destinations. We use centralized or
decentralized transportation system
depending on the assignment at hand.
Quality Check
We take measures meant to ensure that foodproducts meet certain safety and quality
standards. We are certified by Global Gap and
Grasp among others.
Cooling & Ripening
It’s part of post harvest management to removefield heat and improve storage quality.
Where necessary we store in conducive and
safe conditions for ripening.
Sorting
Trimming to separate undesirable parts andto select healthy and uniform produce
and the packaging.
Packaging
Reduce contamination through use of properpractices, standards, and tools. Maintain hygiene
during food handling and storage through
improved packaging.
Consumers
We ensure that our large scale customers getgood reviews from their retailers.
Growth
We plan cultivation schedules to time
harvest for maximum shelf life.
Harvesting
In collaboration with farmers/partners, we plantime for harvest for maximum shelf life and
improve physical handling to avoid or reduce
deterioration of products.
Transport
We organize the delivery of products to thevarious destinations. We use centralized or
decentralized transportation system
depending on the assignment at hand.
Quality Check
We take measures meant to ensure that foodproducts meet certain safety and quality
standards. We are certified by Global Gap and
Grasp among others.
Cooling & Ripening
It’s part of post harvest management to removefield heat and improve storage quality.
Where necessary we store in conducive and
safe conditions for ripening.
Sorting
Trimming to separate undesirable parts andto select healthy and uniform produce
and the packaging.
Packaging
Reduce contamination through use of properpractices, standards, and tools. Maintain hygiene
during food handling and storage through
improved packaging.
Consumers
We ensure that our large scale customers getgood reviews from their retailers.
East Africa
Agriculture and horticulture are East Africa’s most important sectors, with about 80 percent of the population of the region living in rural areas and depending on agriculture for their livelihood.
The agricultural sector is dominated by smallholder mixed farming of livestock, food crops, cash crops, fishing and aquaculture. The major food crops are maize, rice, potatoes, bananas, cassava, beans, vegetables, sugar, wheat, sorghum, millet and pulses.
The climate, the soil and the existing water supplies in the EAC region provide a base for production of high-quality horticultural produce in a natural environment.
The main export product is cut flowers, whose biggest market is the EU. Major horticultural produce in the region includes pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, avocado, mango, orange, passion fruit, apples, bananas, raspberries, beans, asparagus, snow peas and chilies. Cash crops include: tea, cotton, coffee, pyrethrum, sugar cane, sisal, horticultural crops, oil-crops, cloves, tobacco, coconut and cashew and macadamia nuts. Most farmers are small holder farmers who farm on an average of one to two acres. Vivo Fresh supports these farmers in several ways. Through our well-trained field managers, we ensure that all the processes for quality farming are ensured by teaching the farmers best practices.
The main export product is cut flowers, whose biggest market is the EU. Major horticultural produce in the region includes pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, avocado, mango, orange, passion fruit, apples, bananas, raspberries, beans, asparagus, snow peas and chilies. Cash crops include: tea, cotton, coffee, pyrethrum, sugar cane, sisal, horticultural crops, oil-crops, cloves, tobacco, coconut and cashew and macadamia nuts. Most farmers are small holder farmers who farm on an average of one to two acres. Vivo Fresh supports these farmers in several ways. Through our well-trained field managers, we ensure that all the processes for quality farming are ensured by teaching the farmers best practices.