With the highest standards of direct sourcing and technology, we control the quality of our products from our farms to our customers
Our Farms
We are developing over 350Ha of our own farms in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania, Here we grow mainly macadamia nuts, but also Arabica coffee and bananas for the local market.
We are in the process of becoming organically certified, using regenerative agriculture techniques.
Our processes from sourcing to our customers are supported by an in-house traceability system.
Our Laboratory
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We have our own Internal laboratory that is in the process of accreditation to ISO 17025.
We carry out the following tests:
Microbial (total plate counts, coliforms, E.coli, staphylococcus, Listeria monocytogenes, salmonella and yeast/Moulds both pathogenic and indicator organisms.
Chemical parameters include free fatty acid, peroxide value pH, Acidity and moisture content.
Physical parameters include sizing, colour, texture, taste and appearance.
In addition, we work in close cooperation with accredited laboratories ensuring that our products comply with the EU Regulation on Organic Farming and meet all customer requirements as well as statutory and regulatory requirements. This guarantees the highest level of product safety. -
All our organic products are authenticated using analysis results from Eurofin Laboratory in Germany.
The main contributions to product quality include:
Inspection and testing of incoming raw material and 100% checking of consignments.
Quality Assurance is thorough on process checks at every stage on the quality parameters, Higher standards of food safety are ensured by the use of cutting-edge equipment, including color sorters and metal detectors, automated packing line and by our experienced staff.
Lastly, full product analysis in accordance with customer requirements, before release for sale.
We operate a modern microbiological laboratory in Kenya to routinely monitor the processing conditions, giving us time to stop any potential incidents of non-conformation.
Using technology to control quality
Pamoja has its own traceability system that was developed in 2014. This system tracks the nuts from their purchase (farmer registration, purchase, immediate payment, etc.), through the logistics, the processing and up to the packaging of the nuts into boxes.
Through our system, our smallholder farmers have access to customized information about macadamia as well as direct contact and liaison with our team of agronomists and extension officers.
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