Welcome to PJ Flowers

Floriculture & Horticulture

About Us

PJ Flowers Ltd is a flower farm started in 1981 as Wetfarm Ltd, which at the time was a mixed farm with the main farming systems incorporating horticulture and animal husbandry. In 2004 the farm was rebranded as PJ Flowers Ltd

Due to good soils, suitable climate, proximity to Nairobi and a well developed infrastructure in form of irrigation systems, power supply and a cold storage system, the farm’s management decided to diversify into floriculture.

We specialize in summer flowers and high value fillers with the main market being European Union countries, an average market share in Middle East and consolidated consignments to the US and Australia.

Mission - Our primary mission is to develop the agricultural industry by empowering farmers with the right knowledge that will allow them to make agribusiness a viable business, a business that is pertinent to our economy. Our secondary mission is to globally promote PJ Flowers products. This is done by practising Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), which includes but not limited to providing our staff with the right environment to perform their duties, constantly engage with our customers, know their needs and meeting the standards required by the market.
Objective - To produce and market a product that attracts the global market. In order to do so we have partnered with local small scale farmers who we work with in producing exceptional products, thus exposing their products in the global market, increasing our presence in the global market and as a result increasing our sales.
Vision -To attain the world market and make PJ Flowers products the number one choice globally.
Certification -We are Silver Certified Member of Kenya Flower Council (KFC). This certification is bench marked to International Standards such as EURO-GAP & GLOBAL GAP..

Our Services

We provide our services to local and regional farms.

Farm Management

Training farmers on how to manage their farms from cultivation to trade.
Train on new innovations on how to repair damaged soil, adapting affordable irrigation systems, water harvesting and prevention of soil erosion. We also offer consultancy on financial accountability, record keeping and documentation.
Visit customer’s farms to assess the level of requirements needed in order to achieve the end goal.

Promotion of small-scale growers

As one of our core objectives, our main service is to link up with small scale farmers, putting emphasis on the rural farmer to promote, develop and advance their agricultural and environmental activities which in the long run will raise economic status of the farmer and society in general at the grass root level.

Meet the team

Elizabeth W. Thande

Managing Director

I began my professional career in the formal sector employment where I worked for ten years before moving into full -time private agricultural production. Horticultural crops have a reasonable profit margin, which is realised by the ultimate exporters while the producers themselves barely break even.

I had a vision of making it in the farming industry. I identified several strategies to overcome the production and marketing hurdles affecting myself and the community at large. These included reasonable volumes of our produce and limited access to credit facilities, for the majority of small-scale farmers.

In quest for market information, I joined the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) and rose from the position of an ordinary member to a Board Director. I realized that having the right networks helps in this business as a result I became a member of certain associations:

African Women Agribusiness Network –KE- (AWAN-KE) current Chairperson
East African Women in Business Platform- Executive Member(EAWiBP)
Kenya Professional Association of Women in Agriculture and Environment. –Planning Committee Member
Organization of Women in International Trade –OWIT
United Success – A World Women Entrepreneur Organization
Member of the Business Ireland Kenya- connecting Kenyan business companies with Irish Business Networks.

Awards

2013 TIAW Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
2014 Enterprising Women of the Year Winner AWARD.

Retired Director

Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya-FPEAK
Kenya Bureau of Standards- KEBs
National Council of Women of Kenya.-NCWK
Horticulture Crop Development Authority. HCDA

Have a look at our products

Our main product is flowers. We specialize in High Value Fillers grown throughout the year due to market demand. We also provide vegetables and cereals

Flowers

Arabicum

A tall, elegant early summer crop bearing clusters of white starry flowers with striking black, bead-like ovaries at the centre. The stems ranging from 60cm – 90cm in height with preferred length being 80-90cm. The vase life of this plant is 14-18 days.

Moluccella

Is an annual crop that takes four months to maturity. This crop can be grown throughout the year depending on your market targets. The crop is tall, upright and range in height from 60cm – 80cm with toothed leaves, small white fragrant flowers and bell size of 30cm-50cm. The vase life is 10-14 days.

Tuberose

Is a perennial crop, meaning the crop is planted once and will bloom for more than one year or two. Tuberose has flowers that have a sweet scent and give any room a sweet fragrance. In some instances, the Tuberose is sold to perfume extractors due to its scent. The height of the plant ranges from 70cm – 80cm. The vase life is 10-14 days.

Craspedia

Is a perennial crop which grows in a variety of soil types and appear to be intolerant only of very infertile and acidic soils. Upon maturity, the plant has a thick stem that holds a bushy, hairy-leaved round flower. The height of the plant ranges from 60cm – 90cm and has a vase life of 14- 18 days.

Delphiniums

Is a perennial crop that is elegant with slender flowers and dark green foliage. Delphiniums thrive in regions with relatively cool and moist weather, and often struggle in hot, dry areas. However, some new varieties are more tolerant of heat. Different varieties have different flower colours such as blue, red, white, pink and yellow. The height of the plant ranges from 60cm – 90cm and has a vase life of 10- 14 days.

Vegetables

Vegetables

Garden Peas grown during the off season as a rotational crop. The crop is mainly sold fresh to local markets and institutions. The waste is used for fodder and compost making.

Cereals

Sorghum – is a cereal grain that grows as tall as corn but has various uses apart from human and animal consumption. At our farm, we grow sorghum to improve our soils, and more importantly as a trap crop to divert the birds from destroying and eating other crops e.g. buds of our flowers and maize. Instead of harming the birds, we try to create a friendly environment for them and other wildlife, e.g. hare, Rabbits, Antelope and Porcupine.

Maize

Maize

Maize and beans are grown during the off season as a rotational crop. The crop is mainly sold fresh to local markets and institutions. The waste is used for fodder and compose making.

Outgrowers Training

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Elizabeth Thande at Concert — PJ Flower Gallery
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Farm: +245-66-2022160 Mobile: +254-722380358 | +254-715482823
Email: elizabeth[@]wetfarm.co.ke | pjflowers[@]wetfarm.co.ke | info[@]wetfarm.co.ke
P.O BOX 14725 – 00800 Nairobi
Ngecha – Limuru

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