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EA Foods Ltd

Subsidy : April 2025

BIO has granted EUR 44,119 of technical assistance to EA Foods Limited, a Tanzanian food aggregator and distribution company.

Amount

€ 44,119.00

Type of investment

Subsidy

Beneficiary locations

Africa: Tanzania

Investment field

Enterprises

Activity

G46.31 Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Organisation

EA Foods Ltd

Domicile

Tanzania

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EA Foods Ltd

  • Debt $ 3,200,000.00 (2024)
  • Subsidy € 10,448.00 (2023)

EA Foods Limited (“EAF”) is a food aggregator business that sources, packages, brands, and distributes fresh (bananas, potatoes, onions) and dried produce (rice, beans). The company operates at farm level, collecting produce via its own trucks or at collection centres. EAF purchases up to the entire production from smallholder farmers and pays them on the spot through mobile money. After collection, the produce is transported to distribution centers in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma, from where it is distributed to clients, which mainly consist of street vendors, wholesalers, supermarkets, shops and hotels.

EAF has built strong relationships with farmer groups and currently has an outreach of 7,000 smallholder farmers.

Technical assistance

BIO will help EA Foods

  • Implement previous HR recommendations and improve East Africa Food's Labour Policies and their implementation towards Tanzanian national legislation and the requirements of IFC PS2
  • develop a Community Engagement Plan

Expected impact

This technical assistance is expected to

  • strengthen existing HR policies and structures, and
  • enhance EAF’s social responsibility goals, contributing to a safer and more inclusive working environment
  • strengthen EAF’s relationships with local communities,
  • promote long-term sustainability, and
  • enhance its reputation as a responsible corporate partner.

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