We are ecstatic to report about our second shipment of breadfruit to East Africa. The trees flew into Nairobi, Kenya, courtesy of Cultivaris in Germany and National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Hawaii. With a little help from Trees That Feed Foundation too, of course! After being cleared at the airport they are hardened in a nursery then shipped out to point beyond, including farmers in Uganda and Tanzania. The photo shows a happy group of students and teachers at Chang’Ombe Secondary School in Tanzania. 
It’s quite a team that gets credit for this success. Joseph Matara of Grace Project in Kenya took the first steps. Mary Kibai in Kenya was caretaker of the trees. She transported them from Nairobi to Mombasa. Nick deKoning drove through the night to transport trees to Jinja, Uganda.
Mary drove the trees into Tanzania, but they had t
o be bare rooted first, because soil can’t be transported across borders. With instructions from Joseph Johnson in Jamaica, Saimon Mollel carefully nursed these young saplings back to life. The second picture shows those first few green shoots after these little trees had been on an 8 day journey. Hooray!
Other people too numerous to mention have also contributed to this successful project. Many farmers, workers, volunteers, teachers, students, have worked together as a team. These nearly 3,000 breadfruit trees will bear fruit within 3 to 4 years and contribute to feeding tens of thousands of nutritious meals to students in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
It’s truly amazing how much collaboration goes in to planting these trees. Love the pictures!
How can i get the seedlings in Kenya ?
Hi, send us an email info@treesthatfeed.org and we’ll put you in touch with local contacts. Thanks.
I’m a farmer in Siaya County, Kenya. Interested in getting some breadfruit seedlings to share with farmers in my community.
Grateful if you could connect me to local contacts here who can supply some.
We will try to help. Send an email to us at info@treesthatfeed.org
Hi, do you have a local contact for breadfruit plants in the Kisumu area, Kenya?
Thanks much,
Mona
Hello, thanks for reaching out. Send us an email at info@treesthatfeed.org, tell us a bit more about yourself and we will try to help.
Please contact me if you have any breadfruit seedlings for sale.
Wildebeeste@hotmail.com
Send us an email at info@treesthatfeed.org with some more information. Are you a farmer? Where are you located? We’ll try to help.
I will go anywhere in Kenya to buy a couple of breadfruit trees. I want to reintroduce them into Lamu island.
Pass by Gede take two cocoa plants för try at Lamu. Am trying both cocoa at Marafa Kilifi .Am trying with one breadfruit as well..
I live in Nairobi. Interested in getting breadfruit seedlings
We’ll try to help. Send us an email to info@treesthatfeed.org, tell us more about yourself and your project.
I am a Jamaican live in Machakos Kenya,I like to have breadfruit and soursap plants,how can I get them Bless.
Hello, send us an email, info@treesthatfeed.org
I am from Nairobi. How can I get a breadfruit plant. I want to grow it in my garden.
Hello, send us an email, info@treesthatfeed.org
nice, can i get seedlings for Kakamega
Hello, please contact us by email or through the Contact Us link. Tell us where you are located.
How can get breadfruit seedlings
Hello. There is a link to apply for fruit trees on our home page. Click on Tree Request Form. Thanks.
Iam a farmer based here in Zambia your nearest contact is in Tanzania help me with their contact details.The bread fruit is a good tree to introduce in our country.
Please email us at info@treesthatfeed.org. Thank you!