Simon Bakker

Chief Executive Officer, Kennemer Foods International (KFI)

Kennemer is an Asian agribusiness specializing in the sustainable growing and sourcing of cacao beans and is the Philippines' leading supplier to the international market. Starting with 200 farmers in 2012, Kennemer has now engaged more than 17,000 farmers and planted over 19 million cacao trees. With its inclusive business model, the company provides end-to-end support to smallholder farmers including inputs, technical assistance, a guaranteed market and long term agri-financing through its finance company Agronomika. Kennemer has been able to engage farmers at scale to improve yields, to increase and sustain smallholder farmers’ incomes and is expanding its platform to include crops like banana, abaca, and others. It aims to engage 30,000 farmers and plant 40 million trees by 2025.

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