KENYA · GUIDE 0100 · EDITION 4.2
Farm produce sorting service in Kenya
Sort and grade customer-owned produce against written rules.
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE
Fictional grading of customer-owned 500 kg tomatoes against an approved buyer reference: 350 kg Grade A, 100 kg Grade B, 40 kg rejects and 10 kg separately documented handling damage. Invoice is a service fee per received kilogram, not sale of the farmer's tomatoes. Grade labels are buyer-specific sample terms, not a claim of official Kenyan export classification.
Who is the first customer?
Farmers and traders assembling buyer deliveries.
Test the offer
Grade one small lot and reconcile received, accepted and rejected quantities.
What your operating pack contains
- A business-specific operating guide PDF
- Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
- Supplier request and sales message drafts
- Job-card and quality-response documents
- Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
- Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
- Source register and unresolved checks
Delivery and quality
Do not conceal rejects or change the buyer's grade specification after work begins.
Cost drivers
- labour
- handling
- rework
Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.
Evidence and scope
UC Davis / FAO: Small-scale Postharvest Handling, Harvesting Containers ↗
Harvest handling/container context only; crop grades, chemical dips, temperatures and storage-life numbers are not adopted. · Checked 2026-10-26
Elgon Kenya: Crates and Buckets ↗
Direct supplier offers crate range; actual food-contact suitability, dimensions, stacking and cleaning compatibility must be confirmed for the selected model. · Checked 2026-10-26