Looking for reliable trade partners? Our curated directory of Dutch exporters and importers offers a valuable starting point. Each listing provides essential details to help you identify potential collaborators, suppliers, and buyers who share your business goals. 

Each entry: company / short activity summary / how to contact (website or local hub). Sources follow each entry. 

A. Horticulture, seeds & crop protection 

• Florensis — Young plants and propagation material; established production site in Naivasha and active in Kenya. Good partner for nurseries, cut flower and ornamentals supply chains. florensis.com Contact: florensis.com (use their local Kenya office page or partner contact forms). florensis.com 

• Rijk Zwaan (Rijk Zwaan Africa) — Vegetables/seed breeding and varieties adapted for East & West Africa; sells professional vegetable seed varieties for local growers. rijkzwaanafrica.com Contact: rijkzwaanafrica.com / rijkzwaan.com. 

• Bejo — Dutch vegetable seed breeder with an “East Africa” assortment and local distributors in Kenya (Bejo presence & distributor networks). Useful for traders and seed distributors. bejo.com 

• Koppert Biological Systems (Koppert Kenya) — Biological crop protection and pollination services; has Kenyan subsidiary/operations for integrated pest management (IPM). Useful for growers seeking sustainable solutions. koppert.co.ke 

B. Animal nutrition & livestock inputs 

• De Heus — Global animal nutrition company building/operating feed factories in East Africa (recently opened / under construction operations in Kenya and Uganda). Major partner for poultry, dairy and swine feed supply and technical services. deheus.com+2De Heus Kenya 

C. Water, sanitation & nature-based water solutions 

• Royal HaskoningDHV — Engineering & water consultancy active in Kenyan water projects (PPP planning, bulk water projects e.g. Naivasha). Good partner for large water infrastructure, PPP and feasibility studies. Haskoning 

• Witteveen+Bos (and Dutch water consortia) — Engineering, water & nature-based solutions working in Kenya alongside Dutch partners in “Water as Leverage” and other programs. Useful for integrated water resource management projects. netherlandswaterpartnership.com 

• Hydrax Water (Hydrax Water International group) — Netherlands-headquartered water purification and supply services with Kenyan operations/projects (local Nairobi presence / Mavoko project references). Good for decentralized purification & service models. Hydrax Water 

D. Engineering, environment & infrastructure consultancies 

• Arcadis — Urban & environmental projects in Kenya (river regeneration, urban water security, feasibility studies). Useful for city/regional planners. Arcadis 

• Boskalis / Van Oord / BAM (Dutch marine & construction firms) — large infrastructure and marine works firms that operate or tender regionally — relevant for port, dredging, and major construction projects (check local project pages for current tenders). (Search per project for latest local presence.) 

E. Logistics / Trade-tech 

• CargoLedger B.V. — Dutch digital logistics platform with East Africa activity (Kenya office / demo projects to digitize export paperwork and e-CMR). Useful for exporters/importers who want to improve traceability and reduce transit paperwork. 

F. Platforms, hubs & matchmaking organizations (critical contacts) 

• Netherlands Business Hub Kenya (NLBH) — Local hub that supports Dutch companies in Kenya and provides matchmaking, market entry support and local contact lists. Strong first contact for introductions. Contact details: NLBH Nairobi (phone +254 740 887 502 / contact@nlbh.ke). nlbh.ke 

• Netherlands Economic Mission / Trade Mission contacts & Invest International (Dutch Desk Kenya) — trade missions and Dutch desks facilitate introductions and finance linking for Dutch companies and local partners (use to request matchmaking). See event & mission booklet. Agroberichten Buitenland 

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