Emjay Farming is a young and fast-growing agricultural institution dedicated to professional large scale production for the local and international market in Western Kenya. Professional we are working with a team of 50 colleagues to ensure professional operations and to further facilitate qualitative growth.
What We Do
Horticulture
is the Core-Business with Passionfruits and Tree-Tomatoes (Tamarillos) for export, juiceries and the local market.
Dairy Farming
is the business line since incorporation. Dairy Farming is a very well and solid extension of the overall agricultural circle of Horticulture and Commercial Crop-Farming support soil preservation.
International Export
Most hortcultural products are being exported with our Export-Partners to Europe and Middles-East supporting the Kenyan Economy due to their deficiarian Venture with our partners supporting the Kenyan economy.
Crop-Farming
is the enabler for Crop-Rotation to ensure a balanced usage of the fields. Crop-Farming is a profitable and part of our long-term stratgy of optimal Soilpreservation. The focus is on Commercial-Maize and Maize Silage for Kenya.
Our Mission with our diverse production facilities is to ensure a professional food supply and Kenya and to deliver high-quality tropical groceries to the world.
About Us
Emjay Farming has been founded by Michael and Jens. The idea was born in 2015 during their Africa-Crossing from 2012 until 2015 with their Landcruiser. They documented their travels at
jenseits-des-horizont.net
While travelling through Kenya and Eastern Africa the founders realized the country as a place with lots of opportunities in the foodbusiness so that the idea was born.
Michael has been working for several decades in different global IT companies. In his last position, he has been managing director of a German IT company before he decided to found his own cooperation. Based on his experience he is focussing on Market Research, Strategy and Sales. Jens studied Computer Science, Software Engineering and International Management at the Technical University of Munich, Tec de Monterrey and the Stanford University in the United States holding a Master of Science and a Master in Business Administration. Based on his experience as the Chief of Staff in large financial cooperation he contributes with his experience in Organizational Transformation, Finance and Operations. Michael Co-Founder
Jens Co-Founder
Our Story
To secure an optimal and steady growth of our Horticultural plants also in the Dry-Season we started the with the implementation of a large scale irrigation systems Early 2019 we started preparing our processes and the infrastructure to continuously switch from Seasonal Crop-Farming to Horticulture for international Export with the focus on Tree-Tomatoes and Passion Fruits with an expected strong global demand increase in the next year. To extend the Dairy Business and to create a second business line the leased land has been increased to 220+ Acres cultivating them for Seasonal Crop Farming including comprehensive agricultural machinery imports from Europe. We imported up to 15 cows from the Netherlands by Air-Freight to boost the production In February our first cow calved down. We started to produce our first milk. On time for Christmas, we welcomed our first pure Friesian heifers on our farm. Until December large constructions projects have been executed to set the Foundation including several buildings and a borehole for almost unlimited water supply.
2020
Implementation of Large Scale Irrigation Systems
2019
Horticulture for international Export
2018
Seasonal Crop Farming cultivating 220 Acres
2017
Import of Cows from the Netherlands
2016
First Milk produced
2015
Purchase of the first Cows
2015
65m Borehole drilled and construction of the Infrastructure
2015
Incorporation of Emjay Farming Limited