The project

In 2010, Ten Senses Africa (TSA) started to buy macadamia nuts from farmers and sell roasted, packed nuts with a small warehouse based in Nairobi, Kenya for export to a customer in Europe. As the CEO, Frank brought his passion for educating nut farmers to achieve phenomenal growth. TSA trains farmers on tree management and production through a tree nursery while planting at least 1 million trees of macadamias in Western Kenya and 1 million trees of cashews in Mombasa. With the steadfast dedication to farmers, TSA has grown from 40 staff to 900 staff including casuals (vast majority as women), one product (macadamia nut) to three, and an average annual turnover of $100,000 to $2.9M in 2016.

Although TSA has grown from its inception, they are not content to rest on their laurels. TSA plans to source twice as many nuts supporting by their initiative to automate operations fully in the # months or years. TSA is already utilizing a technology solution to easily source from their many smallholder farmers spread across Kenya. With your support, Frank can achieve their goal to meet the global demand for nuts with 2 more products by hiring 15 more staff and training 500 more farmers in the next 12 months.