Komaza

Industry

Biorefining, Forestry

Topics

Sugar, palm oil & agri-commodity processing

Role

Producer — “…planting to harvesting and processing wood for local markets [2][3]. Founded in 2006 by Tevis Howard, the comp…”

Why it is bioeconomy

Komaza is a forestry company that partners with smallholder farmers to create a microforestry network, utilizing digital technology to manage tree assets and supply wood to industrial markets.

Found via

[Peer] Biomas; [Peer] Interforest / Biforest; [Peer] Mombak; [Peer] re.green

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

Subsidiaries: Komaza Forestry Limited (KFL)

• 2023-11 Latest status: The company's Kenyan subsidiary, Komaza Forestry Limited, entered administration for an orderly wind-down in a bankruptcy scenario. ↗ ↗ ↗
• 2026-03-18 Africa’s agtech shift: Kenya digitised farmers, others own the supply chain
  Komaza is noted as one of the African agtech names that reached a high funding threshold but did not survive long-term; the piece highlights that despite significant funding, Komaza ultimately closed.
• 2025-10-07 𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 TungaMiti - 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 🌳 | Savo
  TungaMiti, a Savo group company, has taken over Komaza’s biological assets and carbon project in Kenya, expanding from Komaza’s foundation to connect smallholder growers with markets while managing a Verra-registered carbon project with Africa Carbon Partners. …
• 2026-02-10 Kakamega start-up harnesses AI to improve yield amid soil health crisis
  The article is about Angaza, a Kakamega startup using AI-driven soil testing and crop analysis to guide farmers on precise fertiliser use and crop protection, with a pilot underway and plans for national expansion. It does not mention Komaza. If you want, I …
• 2026-07-15 How Farmers Are Learning About Restoring Soils | Inter Press Service
  The article does not mention Komaza at all. It focuses on farmer-led agroecology trials in Kenya (Makueni, Kakamega, Vihiga) using on-farm biofertilisers and community knowledge.
• 2026-01-31 How a 29-year-old graduate is transforming Kakamega soils | Daily Nation
  Komaza is not mentioned in the article. The piece focuses on Cecilia Bunoro’s composting approach in Kakamega and a broader EU-IFAD-backed ILSA program to improve soil health for 40,000 smallholders across six counties.
• 2026-09-04 Mazingira Week set to scale up landscape restoration – Kenya News Agency
  The article centers on Mazingira Week 2026 and Kenya’s broader landscape restoration agenda; it does not mention Komaza. If you’re asking how Komaza fits in, the piece emphasizes scalable, government-led restoration across forests, agroforestry, mangroves, and …

Ownership & investors 8

Partners & deals 1

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