Facilitator combi-track agro-logistics Kenya

Context

Kenya is a global leader in the export of horticultural products, including flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Europe, and particularly the Netherlands, is a key export destination. However, the current reliance on air freight poses challenges such as high costs and environmental impacts. While sea freight presents a more sustainable alternative, its uptake remains limited due to logistical complexities, such as maintaining high-quality expectations and longer transit times.

The Dutch government has actively supported the development of sea freight logistics in Kenya, recently formalising this commitment through a Memorandum of Understanding and the introduction of a combined “combi-track” strategy. This approach seeks to align development cooperation with trade and investment goals.

This project enhances coordination and visibility within the agro-logistics combi-track in Kenya by leveraging stakeholder insights and practice-based learning. It promotes system-wide improvements, new partnerships, and stronger logistical infrastructure for sustainable export development.

Project goal and outputs

The project aims to enhance the effectiveness of Kenya’s agro-logistics combi-track through:

Expanding networks and stakeholder engagement.
Increasing visibility of Dutch contributions and results.
Facilitating new initiatives and partnerships.
Providing actionable business development insights.

Key outputs include stakeholder mappings, communication strategies, case studies, a stakeholder database, facilitation of round table discussions, first-mile bottleneck analysis, and strategic recommendations.

Relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth: The project promotes entrepreneurship, investments, and job creation in agriculture.
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Supports the development of efficient logistics infrastructure.
SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production: Contributes to more sustainable value chains and reduced post-harvest loss.
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals: Strengthens collaboration between Dutch and Kenyan public and private stakeholders.