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LDC is a global merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Guided by our strong values and building on our rich heritage, we work to realize our vision for a safe and sustainable future, contributing to the global effort to provide sustenance for a growing population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Our Vision<\/h2>\n \n
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Driven by our purpose to create fair and sustainable value, we are transforming to embrace more of the agricultural value chain. To do so, we are working with both suppliers and customers to ensure the sustainable and traceable product journey, from farm to fork, that customers, consumers and our planet expect from us.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Sustainability<\/h2>\n \n

We recognize that our activities at all stages of the value chain have an impact on the environment, and touch the people who work for us or live near our facilities. LDC takes its responsibility for managing that impact very seriously, and sustainability is therefore central to our business model and a daily consideration for our teams, who strive to create fair and sustainable value in everything we do, and wherever we operate.<\/p>\n

As part of this approach, LDC works to support local communities connected with our activities \u2013 for example, through our 2-year project to provide Biogas systems<\/a> to vulnerable farming communities in Kenya and Rwanda, replacing the need for traditional wood and charcoal burning stoves, reducing health risks and boosting incomes by eliminating the need to source wood and charcoal.<\/p>\n

More recently, we invested in a revolutionary speciality dry mill in Nairobi, allowing farmers to process their coffee in a mill with accredited hermetic packaging options for quality preservation, enabling producers to benefit from higher margins and respond to traceability expectations from international buyers.<\/p>\n

For several years, we have also supported a local school in Shariani that welcomes more than 100 children. LDC volunteers visit the school regularly, deliver breakfast supplies to ensure students eat a nutritious meal every morning, and support with restoring school facilities such the lighting system, gate, washrooms and others.<\/p>\n

As part of a scholarship program run by the Louis Dreyfus Foundation, we also support students pursuing agricultural studies at African universities such as the University of Pretoria<\/em> (South Africa) and Egerton University<\/em> (Kenya).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Find out more<\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n\n

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Our Values<\/h2>\n \n
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Our values are at the heart of everything we do, guiding the way we work as a company<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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01<\/span>Humility<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h2>

01<\/span>Humility<\/h2>
\n As a global leader in our industry, we recognize our responsibility to foster long-term stability and growth, and to do business with integrity. Determined to lead by example, we continuously strive to stretch ourselves, learning from others and always challenging ourselves to improve.\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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02<\/span>Commitment<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h2>

02<\/span>Commitment<\/h2>
\n We are committed to our customers, placing them at the center of everything we do. We are committed to our people, investing in them as our most important asset. We are committed to our partners, working alongside them to reap the collective rewards of responsible business. And we are committed to protecting our environment, respecting our planet\u2019s finite resources.\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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03<\/span>Diversity<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h2>

03<\/span>Diversity<\/h2>
\n As a global business that employs and works with thousands of people worldwide, respect for diversity in all its forms is part of our DNA. We strive for inclusion and non-discrimination in everything we do, encouraging open and respectful communication, among our employees and with the local communities where we are present.\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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04<\/span>Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h2>

04<\/span>Entrepreneurship<\/h2>
\n Our growth and success are driven by our entrepreneurial spirit. We empower our people to create and innovate as we build toward the future, balancing individual initiative with informed, measured judgement and controlled decision-making.\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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01<\/span>Humility<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h2>

01<\/span>Humility<\/h2>
\n As a global leader in our industry, we recognize our responsibility to foster long-term stability and growth, and to do business with integrity. Determined to lead by example, we continuously strive to stretch ourselves, learning from others and always challenging ourselves to improve.\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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02<\/span>Commitment<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h2>

02<\/span>Commitment<\/h2>
\n We are committed to our customers, placing them at the center of everything we do. We are committed to our people, investing in them as our most important asset. We are committed to our partners, working alongside them to reap the collective rewards of responsible business. And we are committed to protecting our environment, respecting our planet\u2019s finite resources.\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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03<\/span>Diversity<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h2>

03<\/span>Diversity<\/h2>
\n As a global business that employs and works with thousands of people worldwide, respect for diversity in all its forms is part of our DNA. We strive for inclusion and non-discrimination in everything we do, encouraging open and respectful communication, among our employees and with the local communities where we are present.\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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04<\/span>Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h2>

04<\/span>Entrepreneurship<\/h2>
\n Our growth and success are driven by our entrepreneurial spirit. We empower our people to create and innovate as we build toward the future, balancing individual initiative with informed, measured judgement and controlled decision-making.\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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Our Heritage<\/h2>\n \n
\n Founded in 1851, our company has a rich entrepreneurial heritage that inspires our present work and future plans.
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\r\nFor more than 170 years, we have sourced agricultural products where they are grown, and transported and transformed them for customers and consumers around the world, working with a wide range of trusted partners \u2013 from smallholder farmers to global organizations.
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\r\nWe have been operating in the country for over half a century, and opened our first office in Mombasa in 1999. Since then, we have expanded our local business presence steadily over the years.
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