# Komaza

> Smallholder microforestry company growing commercial timber with Kenyan farmers

Source: https://treerm.org/org/komaza · Updated 2026-11-07 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Company
- Scope: National
- Headquarters: Kilifi, Kilifi County, Kenya
- Founded: 2006
- Website: https://komaza.com
- Countries where they plant: Kenya
- Activity types: Agroforestry (primary), Afforestation, Nurseries & seedlings, Carbon offset planting
- Trees on record: 8,000,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

Komaza is a forestry company based in Kilifi, Kenya, founded in 2006 by Tevis Howard. Instead of owning plantations it partners with smallholder farmers who provide land and labour, while Komaza supplies seedlings, a farm-management platform, harvesting and a market for the wood. The company operates in Coastal and Central Kenya and has registered a carbon project with Verra. It describes itself as the largest forestry company in Kenya without owning a plantation.

## Programs

- **Smallholder microforestry** — Agroforestry: Farmers plant Komaza-supplied seedlings on underused land, manage them with a mobile platform, and sell the harvested wood back to Komaza for processing. https://komaza.com/growing/
- **Verra-registered carbon project** — Carbon offset planting: Carbon removals from the smallholder woodlots are registered as VCS project 2623 on the Verra registry. https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/2623

## Metrics

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restored | 2026 | 9,500 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://komaza.com/) Homepage: 'We have increased total tree cover in Coastal and Central Kenya by 9,500 ha'; undated page |
| Trees planted | 2026 | 8,000,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://komaza.com/) Homepage counter: '8,000,000 trees planted' with 25,000 farmers; the page is undated (also states '16 years in business'), so the as-of year is the year the page was viewed |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- x: https://twitter.com/komaza
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/komaza/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KomazaKenya/
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/komaza/

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