Komaza

Venture-backed social enterprise disrupting forestry in Africa via tech + small farmers

Founded 2008
51-200 employees
  • Agriculture, Farming, & Forestry
  • Headquarters address
    Kilifi, Kenya
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    What We Do

    Komaza is revolutionizing African forestry by unlocking the potential for small farmers to serve booming wood markets. With roots in San Francisco and headquarters in coastal Kenya, we have planted over 2.5 million trees with more than 9,000 farmers, making us Kenya’s largest commercial tree planter. By leveraging farmers’ contribution of land and labor, Komaza can access effectively limitless land and establish a hectare of trees for far less than big plantations – a powerful disruption to the traditional forestry model.

    Our Vision

    East Africa faces a multi-billion-dollar wood supply deficit, with no end in sight.
    Traditional plantation forestry is severely constrained from high costs and lack of land.
    Yet there are millions of poor farmers eager to earn money by growing trees...

    Komaza is revolutionizing African forestry by building a “virtual plantation" across tens of thousands of small-holder farms. We are now building a comprehensive suite of technologies and systems to support scaling of the entire value chain, from planting seedlings to running sawmills. We have ambitious plans to grow into Africa's leading forestry company, creating life-changing income for millions of poor farmers.

    Tech stack

    SFDC > SQL & Rails, Java

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