Kenya Asal Resource Agency Limited

Company Description

Kenya Asal ResKenya Asal Resource Agency Limitedces Agency Ltd (KARA LTD) is a private companydealing with natural resources in the ASAL (Arid and Semi-AridLands) counties of Northern Kenya and North East Uganda,specializing in the collection, grading and sale of gum Arabic,resins and other natural resources and consultancies on the NTFP(Non Timber Forest Product) value chains. KARA works withcommunities in the dry lands of Kenya and Uganda aiming atdeveloping the market for the greater NTFP sector. The company wasregistered in 2008 as a corporate body and has worked closely withinstitutional partners, development actors and global buyerssince.KARA is a leading company in Kenya for the supply of 1st and 2ndgrade Gum Arabic, Frankincense, Myrrh and Opoponax/Hagar. We arerapidly expanding, working already in two countries, providingbuyers with raw gum Arabic and black frankincense and from 2018powdered gum Arabic andessential oil extract from blackFrankincense. We have field offices in Marsabit andTurkana, storage and an administrative unit in Nairobi: Our Fieldmanagers assure continuous collection and grading at communitylevel while further value addition takes place in Nairobi, werebuyers can visit and collect samples. KARA is also a leadingconsultancy agency in the region using its expertise for studiesand assessments alike solely on the NTFP value chains in aridlands, working closely with pastoralist communities.MISSIONTo provide the international market with fairly and sustainablysourced gum&resins in partnership with local communities in thedry lands of Kenya and Uganda.VISIONTo be the lead agency in the economically empowered, indigenous andinnovative public-private partnership in the dry lands of EastAfrica, specializing in the sustainable exploitation of naturalresources through biodiversity, conservation practices,environmental sustainability and forestation.CORE VALUES• Integrity• Products Innovation and Diversification• High Standards of Quality• Biodiversity Conversation• Poverty Eradication