Today, FreshCrop Ltd., a company set up by Chris and Ashley Gasperi seven years ago is one of Kenya’s largest certified seed producers, with thousands of potato producers under contract. It is now in the process of building a 8-ha French fry processing facility and biofertilizer plant.
FreshCrop Ltd. officially launched in 2019, and with mentorship from Ontario potato grower Peter Vanderzaag and the International Potato Centre, has also expanded into seed production and new variety trials using tissue cultures for apical root cuttings.
Kenyan potato company plans to use knowledge from Ontario growers
