About us

FruitCon provides EU market preparatory-consultancy and market linkages to farmers in developing, and potential export countries.

We help farmers and exporters, to set up their businesses and invest, focusing on exact market needs, product and delivery specifications, certifications, and price ranges pursuant to market trends.

Our model is pragmatic and connects the investing farmer/ exporter to buyers of their product. This off-sets the risk of farming, investing and later on failing to find clientele, resulting in unaccounted for food and financial losses.

Our aim is to enable agribusiness chains that holistically benefit people, the planet, and generate profit.

Meet The Team

Neville Mchina

Commercial Director

Antonio Nuzzi

Consulting Director

David Oyetunde-Aguilera

Foodwaste Consultant

Our Expertise

Our impact driven team is fashioned with expertise spreading from "farm to beyond-fork".

We have learnt from the best, having all worked for EU's market leading organic and conventional trading companies.

We also work hand in hand with the public sector and have carried out assignments and projects for:

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
International Expert Service Corps (IESC)
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)

Our Services

Product sourcing and supplier acquisition

Supplier development and export capacity building

Small-scale farmer management

Public and Private Standards Compliance

On-site pre and post harvest handling training

Export capacity building

Agricultural export feasibility analyses

Agricultural export sector development training

Food loss empirical research and solution strategies

Our Projects

2019 - Present: Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe | Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Project GreenStone, founded by FruitCon and Realty Africa, to provide disaster-proof and enabling infrastructure, to support organic farming and export activity Rusitu Valley and improve their economic livelihood.

2019 : Tashkent, Uzbekistan | United Nations

Quality matters in the trade of fresh and dried fruits, vegetables and nuts

2019 : Geneva, Switzerland | United Nations

UNECE food loss and waste measuring methodology for fresh produce supply chains [ Quantifying food loss and waste ]

2018 - 2019: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | IESC

Cooperative Integrated value chain design and process mentorship

2018 : Tashkent Uzbekistan | UNECE/ UNDP/ GIZ

Private sector views and market standards for quality in agricultural trade

2018 : Geneva, Switzerland | UNECE/ FAO

Symposium on Nuts and Dried Fruit for a sustainable future