The making of a multimillion-dollar honey export business in Tanzania

The making of a multimillion-dollar honey export business in Tanzania



Swahili Honey is the retail brand of Central Park Bees, a Tanzanian business based in Dodoma that aggregates, processes and sells honey sourced from a network of rural smallholder beekeepers. How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz spoke to co-founder and CFO Christopher Kadendula to find out more.

Topics discussed during the interview include:

  • The basics of beekeeping

  • How the business was started

  • Finding international clients

  • Entrepreneurship lessons learnt

  • Agribusiness opportunities in Tanzania and beyond