Why the highlands
Different altitudes, different climates, one longer season.
Grown high above sea level
How high our orchards sit — the three main farms marked.
Lowest orchards
1,400mAs low as we grow.
Highest orchards
2,200mAs high as we grow.
Highland regions
3Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro and the Southern Highlands.
Three farms, by altitude
- 1,600 mLoitokitok Farm — Foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro
- 1,800 mThome Orchards — Foothills of Mount Kenya
- 1,900 mLimage · Yakobi · Njomlole — Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Why Kenya and Tanzania
Vastly different regions, three advantages.
Diverse growing.
Three highland regions, each with its own climate and altitude.
Longer production.
Harvests staggered across regions, so the season runs longer.
Almost year-round.
When one region finishes, another begins.
Kenya
325haIn production, under our direct management.
Tanzania
185haIn production, under our direct management.
Between regions
1,500kmThe distance between our furthest regions.
Nature gives us diversity.
Experience turns it into a competitive advantage.
Rows below Kilimanjaro.
Our farm in the foothills, on the Kenyan side.
Low water risk
All three regions are considered low water-risk areas.
Foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro
Favourablerainfall · Loitokitok Farm
Foothills of Mount Kenya
Seasonalrainfall · Thome Orchards
Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Sufficientrainfall · Limage · Yakobi · Njomlole
Good conditions for the long term.
Where our orchards are
Three regions, two countries, one port.
Map key
- Route to Mombasa Port
- Highlands above 1,400 m
Terrain: Mapzen / AWS Terrain Tiles, GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Borders and lakes: Natural Earth.
- Mount Kenya, Kenya — Thome Orchards, 870 ha · 1,800 m.
- Kilimanjaro, Kenya — Loitokitok Farm, 700 ha · 1,600 m.
- Southern Highlands, Tanzania — Limage · Yakobi · Njomlole, 300 ha · 1,900 m.
- Mombasa Port, Kenya — export port. Fruit arrives by road from the farms and leaves by sea.
Room to grow
Over 1,800 ha of new land across three prime locations.
Loitokitok Farm
- Area
- 700 ha
- Altitude
- 1,600 m
- Rainfall
- Favourable
Premium fruit quality.
Thome Orchards
- Area
- 870 ha
- Altitude
- 1,800 m
- Rainfall
- Seasonal
Large-scale development potential.
Limage · Yakobi · Njomlole
- Area
- 300 ha
- Altitude
- 1,900 m
- Rainfall
- Sufficient
Three orchards within 50 km.
450 to 1,500 containers a year.
- Today450
- In six years1,500
Grown with local farmers too.
We help smallholders in Kenya and Tanzania reach export markets.
How we deliver →Growing together.
Talk to our team in Nairobi or Njombe.