Kumbatia Seafood

Products: Kumbatia offers East Africas finest artisanally-sourced seafood. Sushi-grade, sustainable, traceable, and food safe, all our fishers are paid a premium for adhering to our companys high standards. Our seafood is then processed in a state-of-the-art facility with FDA, EU, KEBS, and HACCP (GSA-pending) certifications. All of our products can be packed and value-added according to the clients request and exported fresh or blast frozen anywhere across the world via sea or air freight. Our Model: The Challenge: For most communities on the Swahili Coast, market access is minimal, seafood buying prices are low, input costs are high, and destructive fishing practices are common. While artisanal harvesters have demonstrated a willingness to fish more responsibly, interventions aimed at increasing sustainability have historically led to unchanged or even diminished income for fishers. As a result, harmful fishing practices persist and coastal poverty rates in countries such as ...