Africa Plantation Capital is in the process of acquiring the Kenya Bureau of Standards certification to be the first bamboo tea production unit in East Africa.
Operating successfully in Kenya since 2015, the establishment has achieved an amazing growth ratio, with the main objective being provision of sustainable plantation management services. The company has already established several large-scale bamboo projects.
Africa Plantation Capital (APC) has also produced bamboo bike prototypes for its eco bike brand – Boorider, while at the same time is in the process of setting up a mega-scale project to provide bamboo biomass for the energy sector.
The Initial objective of the company was to grow bamboo in order to export it to Asia for Fiber production for the clothing industry. However, that has changed and currently, due to its growth and the great potential and dynamics of the region the company invests further in local production and opportunities.
“It gives the company and everyone associated with it a great deal of pleasure to see our vision for Kenya and the East Africa region being realized and our mission statement being carried out,” says APC’s MD Mr Kelvin Sila Kaloki.
The company has planted over 75,000 bamboo clumps and is targeting to plant another 20,000 bamboo plants in the next 12 months. All the projects are fully licensed, monitored and irrigated on a 24/7 basis. In addition, Africa Plantation Capital is also managing two bamboo arboretums, and is currently operating five offices and three nurseries in the East Africa region, while managing over 350 small to medium scale plantations belonging to third parties
in Kilifi and around the country.
APC’s efforts, growth and performance have been recognized severally by the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has awarded the company three times consecutively since the beginning of its operations in the business category. It was awarded New Business of the Year 2016, the Best Agribusiness of 2017 and the Best Agribusiness of the year 2018 while it was a finalist in other categories such as Customer focus and Best Growth Strategy among others.
APC got its ISO 9001:2015 UKAS, certification in 2017 by Bureau Veritas on Real Estate and Plantation Management Services and has been audited successfully every year since then. The ISO 9001:2015 certification promotes the development of continual improvement, customer satisfaction, traceability and international best practices within the Africa Plantation Capital organization. Moreover, APC is fully licensed by NEMA, WARMA and all relevant Kenyan authorities. APC aims to provide clients with the highest quality plantation management services. The ISO certification means clients can have increased confidence in APC and the service provided.
APC has more than 150 permanent staff in the East Africa Region, and more than 170 casual workers carrying out their duties on its operations. The plantation management team includes six agronomists among other experienced professionals and is led by the Africa Plantation Capital management director R. Kirui. It has established the first fully irrigated, 24/7 monitored bamboo plantation in the region, targeting to achieve fast growth, and creating the foundation for maximum yields in a very challenging environment due to the weather conditions and the climatic changes in the region and around the world affecting the agriculture sector all over East Africa.
Africa Plantation Capital is part of the APC Group of companies that also includes Asia Plantation Capital. The APC Group is a multi-award-winning sustainable plantation operator and management company, with projects across four continents, and a global workforce in excess of 2,000. A market leader in the industry and its scientific advisory board is comprised of leading academics from various countries (China, Thailand, Malaysia, Kenya, India, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates) that have, between them, developed and patented industry-leading technologies and systems. Africa Plantation Capital’s aim is to deliver the same quality plantation management services as per the group’s high quality standards.
Source Nairobi Business Monthly
