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EFFECTIVE M&N

Export Services

Risk-managed, compliance-assured food exports for institutional and commercial buyers who demand clarity, consistency, and regulatory reliability.

What We Handle

End-to-end from farm gate to airport

Each service is built around the compliance evidence and service pace professional traders demand.

Cold Chain & Logistics Management

Harvest scheduling, group logistics, and refrigerated transport keep produce fresh and export deadlines reliable — from field collection and pre-cooling through packhouse receipt to timely airport delivery.

Post-Harvest Handling & FIFO Storage

A First-In, First-Out inventory system minimises storage time and protects high-value crops like avocado and passion fruit, with rapid post-harvest handling into the correct storage environment on arrival.

IoT Cold-Chain Monitoring

Refrigerated trucks carry IoT sensors that track temperature and humidity from farm to delivery in real time, with immediate corrective action if conditions move outside set tolerances.

QR Traceability & Digital Dossiers

Every box and bag records batch, grower ID, harvest date, and compliance status — accessible to buyers via QR code or digital dossier to support audits and rapid issue resolution.

Packaging, Labelling & Buyer Alignment

For buyers needing specific packaging, labelling, or format to meet regulatory, retail, or operational standards, we work directly with your procurement and logistics teams to achieve full alignment.

Compliance & Audit-Ready Documentation

Audit-ready systems, continuous staff training, and documented compliance mean consignments meet the entry requirements of retailers, foodservice operators, and institutional buyers across the UK, EU, US, and Middle East.

How Buyers Engage

A structured process, order to delivery

  1. 01

    Needs analysis

    Volume, grading, packaging, technical specs, documentation, and timelines are captured in a requirements specification form.

  2. 02

    Production scheduling

    Harvesting is scheduled across 375+ contracted farmers, with on-farm visits for compliance verification.

  3. 03

    Packhouse & QC

    Produce is sorted, quality-checked, and packed at the Garden Fresh certified export packhouse in Kigali's Free Trade Zone, close to the airport.

  4. 04

    Export documentation

    Phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, and NAEB export licence — all processed via Rwanda's Electronic Single Window (ReSW).

  5. 05

    Cold-chain logistics

    Food-grade refrigerated trucks with IoT temperature/humidity logging and GPS tracking carry produce to the airport.

  6. 06

    Account management

    A dedicated account manager handles order confirmations, dispatch ETAs, and after-sales support via WhatsApp Business.

Export Documentation

Every consignment, fully papered

All documentation is processed through Rwanda's Electronic Single Window (ReSW) — a fully digital, auditable record linked to each buyer account.

RICA

Phytosanitary Certificate

Confirms absence of pests and compliance with importing-country regulations.

Rwanda Customs

Certificate of Origin

Proves Rwandan product origin.

NAEB

Horticulture Export Licence

Annual licence for horticultural exports.

Backed By

Government & development partners

Our compliance and infrastructure are built with the institutions that set and fund Rwanda's export and food-security standards.

NAEB

National Agricultural Export Development Board

Export rules, quality standards, and the annual horticulture export licence.

MINAGRI

Ministry of Agriculture

Alignment on national agricultural policy and food-security programmes.

IFAD / PASP

Post-Harvest & Agribusiness Support Project

Co-funded the 1,000 MT maize storage facility in Gatsibo.

World Bank / SAIP

Sustainable Agricultural Intensification & Food Security Project

Funded the maize processing and fortification plant (RWF 110M).

PRICE Project

NAEB / IFAD skills programme

US$15,000 grant to train 375 growers to export-readiness (2021).

Source directly from Rwanda's best producers

Get a buyer pack with volumes, specifications, certificates, and lead times. Our team responds fast — by email or WhatsApp.