Komaza

About

Komaza is revolutionizing African forestry by unlocking the potential for small-scale farmers to serve industrial wood markets. With entrepreneurial roots in San Francisco, California and operational headquarters in Kilifi, Kenya, we have already planted 3 million trees with over 8,500 farmers, making us Kenya’s largest commercial tree planter. With a solid proof-of-concept and over 300 full-time employees, we are currently scaling both our staff and operations at a rapid pace. Komaza is developing our innovative “micro-forestry” model with the goal of becoming Africa’s largest forestry company. We partner with rural farmers to plant woodlots that we manage collectively as a “virtual plantation.” Farmers contribute land and labor, and are paid a fair price for harvested trees. Komaza provides training, planting inputs, maintenance support, harvesting services, and a guaranteed market into our wood processing and sales operations. By leveraging farmer land and labor, Komaza can access effectively limitless land and plant trees for far less than big plantations – a powerful disruption to the traditional forestry business model.