GreenLinks – Sustainable Horticulture Hubs for a Premium Market Parties

About this project

The GreenLinks project strengthens Kenya’s horticulture sector by connecting small- and medium-sized farmers in peri-urban Nairobi (Kikuyu, Thika and Kajiado) to premium domestic and export markets through improved production, aggregation, ‘certification’, and retail integration. Responding to rising consumer demand for safe, traceable vegetables, GreenLinks introduces Dutch innovations and local partnerships that make sustainable production both feasible and profitable. The project combines new Dutch technologies and expertise: precision irrigation advisory, low-cost crop monitoring, advanced biological pest control, and hybrid seed varieties - with practical farmer training in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and post-harvest handling. Three collection centers will function as hubs for quality control, training, and aggregation. In addition, each collection center will host a small input shop where farmers can conveniently purchase inputs and hardware, ensuring timely access to high-quality inputs aligned with the project’s production standards. Through partnerships with Greenspoon and other retailers, farmers will access premium markets offering 20–40 percent higher farm-gate prices. GreenLinks directly benefits 300 farmers, 100 farm workers, 100 youth employees, and several small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in input supply, logistics, and retail. Youth will receive technical and business training for employment in farm operati…

Published by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

Kenya

Sectors

Agricultural developmentAgricultural water resourcesAgricultural inputsFood crop productionAgricultural education/trainingAgricultural servicesPlant and post-harvest protection and pest controlAgricultural financial services

Focus

Trade development · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributes

Funded by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Implemented by

Holland Greentech, Latia Agribusiness Solutions Ltd, Greenspoon, Futurewater B.V., Koppert B.V.

Accountable

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Published by Netherlands Enterprise Agency to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 20 May 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-CIC25KES04.

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