Tender, hand-picked green beans grown in Tanzania’s highlands — French and fine beans graded to length and quality, rapidly cooled and packed for wholesale buyers, food service and air-freight export.
Fresh green beans — the immature pods of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris — are picked young and tender, before the seeds swell, and are traded as French beans, fine beans and extra-fine beans. They are a classic high-value horticultural export from East Africa. This page covers our fresh green (French) beans; other bean types, including runner beans and dry beans such as red kidney and rosecoco, are available on request.
We supply fresh green beans as whole, tender pods for wholesale, food service and export, in fine and extra-fine grades as well as standard bobby beans. Beans are hand-picked at the right stage, sorted for length, straightness and freedom from defect, and packed to the pre-pack or bulk format your market requires — to your buying window rather than a fixed pack-out.
Green beans thrive in the cooler, higher-altitude horticultural areas of Tanzania — regions such as Arusha, the Kilimanjaro slopes, Mbeya and the Southern Highlands — where moderate temperatures and reliable moisture produce straight, tender pods. We aggregate supply through our outgrower network, giving a consistent, traceable base for the fine-bean grades export buyers expect.
Our beans are grown with organic-minded practices — planned rotation, careful irrigation and integrated pest management where possible to protect pod finish and cleanliness. Because fine beans are picked repeatedly over the life of the crop, we work closely with outgrowers on timing so pods are harvested at the correct tender stage rather than left to over-mature.
Every consignment is inspected against the specification agreed with the buyer — pod length and diameter for the grade, straightness, colour, snap and freedom from blemish, rust or scarring. Over-mature, curved or damaged pods are set aside, so what a buyer receives matches the fine or extra-fine grade that was ordered.
Green beans are hand-picked at the tender, immature stage — for extra-fine and fine grades this means small-diameter pods harvested before the seed develops. Beans are highly perishable and respire quickly, so they are picked in the cool of the day and moved promptly to cooling; rapid pre-cooling after harvest is the single most important control for quality on a long journey.
After picking, beans are sorted to remove off-grade pods, then graded by diameter and length into extra-fine, fine or bobby classes. Grading to a consistent calibre is what lets a buyer sell to a fixed retail or food-service standard, so we grade to the class, length and pack weight you specify.
Beans are packed to your format — pre-pack punnets or flow-wrap for retail, or bulk cartons (commonly around 4–5 kg) for wholesale and air freight — and kept cold. Because most export green beans move by air, packs are built for fast cooling and light, protective transport.
Green beans are held cold and humid, typically around 5–8°C — cool enough to slow respiration but not so cold as to cause chilling injury, which shows as pitting and browning. We hold beans briefly and dispatch quickly, because shelf life is short and freshness is the whole value of the product.
Fresh green beans are time-sensitive, so for export we move them chiefly by air to protect the tender pods and short shelf life, with refrigerated road for regional East African orders. The cold chain is maintained from pre-cooling through to delivery so beans arrive crisp and unmarked.
With irrigation and staggered planting across altitudes, fresh green beans can be supplied for much of the year, following Tanzania’s two rainfall seasons, with volumes varying by region and period. We will share the current position against your enquiry.
Supply is aggregated across our farming and outgrower network, with successional planting to support repeatable weekly volumes rather than one-off lots. Tell us your target volume, grade and delivery schedule and we will confirm what we can meet.
We prepare fresh beans for buyers end to end — sourcing, picking to grade, sorting, packing and arranging the export documentation the destination requires. Beans are presented to your calibre, length and packaging specification and cold-chain handled so they arrive fresh and ready for retail or food service.
For wholesale buyers, distributors and food service we supply beans in bulk cartons to an agreed grade and pack weight, on a schedule that fits your business. Pricing, MOQ and lead times are provided on enquiry.
Fine and extra-fine beans are a strong air-freight line, well suited to Europe and the Gulf, with standard beans serving regional East African buyers. See what we supply to each market.
Send us your target volumes, grades and destination and we’ll come back with pricing, MOQ and lead times. This is a B2B enquiry — no online checkout.
Both. We source fresh beans through our farming and outgrower network in the Tanzanian highlands, grade and pack them, and prepare them for wholesale buyers at home and for international buyers by air, arranging the export documentation the destination requires.
Extra-fine and fine beans graded by calibre and length, as well as standard bobby beans. Other bean types — runner beans and dry beans such as red kidney and rosecoco — are available on request.
MOQ depends on the destination, grade and route. Because fine beans usually move by air, we plan volume against your weekly schedule — tell us your target and we will confirm what we can meet and the terms.
With irrigation and staggered planting across altitudes, beans can be supplied for much of the year, following the two rain seasons, with volumes varying by region. We will share current availability against your enquiry.
Beans are rapidly pre-cooled after picking, packed into punnets or bulk cartons and moved chiefly by air to protect their short shelf life, with refrigerated road for regional orders. The cold chain is maintained throughout.
Yes. Retail punnets, flow-wrap, bulk cartons, custom calibre and length, labelling and pallet configuration are all available to specification.
Importers, wholesale buyers, hotels and distributors — reach our export desk for grades, volumes and pricing.
