Top Agriculture and Agribusiness Companies in Kenya
Agriculture plays an important role in the Kenyan economy and is the largest contributor to Kenya´s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The sector directly contributes to 24% of the GDP, as well as 27% of the GDP indirectly through linkages with manufacturing, distribution and other service related sectors.
List of the Leading Agriculture and Agribusiness Companies in Kenya
Agriculture plays an important role in the Kenyan economy and is the largest contributor to Kenya´s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The sector directly contributes to 24% of the GDP, as well as 27% of the GDP indirectly through linkages with manufacturing, distribution and other service related sectors. At the moment, approximately 70% of the Kenyan population makes its living by working in the agriculture sector.
Top Agriculture and Agribusiness Companies in Kenya
Marcopolis.net presents the top agriculture and agribusiness companies in Kenya. This non-exhaustive list is based on the findings of the Marcopolis.net research team.
The List
| Rank | Company | Country | Industry | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | Beverages | East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is East Africa’s leading branded alcohol beverage business with an outstanding collection of brands that range from beer, spirits and adult non alcoholic drinks (ANADs) reaffirming its standing as a total adult beverage (TAB) company. The group has breweries, distilleries, support industries and a distribution network across the entire region. | |
| 2 | Kenya | Tobacco | British American Tobacco Kenya is part of a global organization operating in a diverse and highly competitive market. BAT Group’s business in Kenya began in 1907 and the company is committed to maintaining its position as Kenya’s leading tobacco company. British American Tobacco engages in tobacco leaf growing through a strong group of approximately 5,000 farmers across the country, mainly concentrated in Migori, Bungoma and Meru counties. | |
| 3 | Kenya | Dairy | Controlling 45% of the dairy market in Kenya, Brookside is considered to be the largest milk processing company in the country. Their products’ portfolio varies from fresh and powdered milk to yogurt and butter, which are distributed within the East African region, mainly to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The company was established in 1993 by the Jomo Kenyatta family and is still mainly owned by the family of the current Kenyan president. As of 2014, French company Danone bought 40% of Brookside’s shares. | |
| 4 | Kenya | Macadamia and Cashew Nuts | Established in 1972, Kenya Nut Company is one of the leading macadamia nut processors worldwide. The company employs over 2500 people, processing macadamia and cashew nuts. KNC also grows some of the world’s finest premium coffee. | |
| 5 | Kenya | Fruit, Vegetables and Fruit Juice Beverages | Del Monte Kenya was incorporated in 1996, as a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Del Monte is engaged in sourcing, transportation and marketing of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables together with prepared food products in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Del Monte Kenya is the country’s largest exporter of premium quality processed pineapples and fruit juice beverages. The area planted with pineapples has increased to over 15,000 acres from the original 450 in 1965. The cannery processes over 1,500 tons of pineapples daily. | |
| 6 | Kenya | Oils, Fats and Baking Products | Bidco Africa markets and distributes the largest and widest range of product categories in the East and Central African regions (through 48 brands) such as: edible oils, cooking fats, margarine, baking products, hygiene products, detergents, laundry bars and animal feeds. | |
| 7 | Kenya | Tea, Avocados, Macadamia, Livestock and Pineapples | With the origins of the company dating from 1906, over the years Kakuzi Limited has developed a well balanced and market focused product mix. This includes the cultivation, manufacture and marketing of tea, growing, packing and marketing of avocados, development of macadamia nut orchards, livestock farming, a joint pineapple growing operation with Del Monte, other horticultural crops and forestry development. | |
| 8 | Kenya | Sugar and Water | Mumias Sugar provides three sugar brands to the Kenyan market. This include the brown, white and fortified sugar in a variety of packaging units. The company also has ventured into water production with the Mumias Sprinkles brand. |