Small and Medium-sized Companies doing business actively in Africa

This section contains information introducing small and medium-sized companies being involved in African business.

Changes in economic activities in African and other developing countries have brought business opportunities for small and medium-sized companies in Japan. Some of them have taken risks to move into Africa. Some of them, in the form of BOP/Inclusive business, have provided finished products or raw materials based on the demands of firms in Africa or have imported unique African products to Japan. The scope of business in Africa will further expand with the increased efforts of small and medium-sized companies.

The Japanese government has taken various policy measures to actively support small and medium-sized companies’ to expand their business in overseas. Under the schemes of JICA and JETRO, some of these companies started to cooperate with consulting firms to plan and prepare for business in Africa.

What we are trying to do on this website, this webpage is to gather and share information submitted voluntarily by small- to medium-companies who can introduce specific cases of African business to help each other in developing their business.

Overviews of Africa Business Partners

Activities of Japanese Enterprises

※Links below are all in Japanese

Kaiho Sangyo co., LTD. “Bring Japanese automobile recycling technology into the world”
(Reprinted from “The International Development Journal” Issued in May 2012)
Kaiho Sangyo co., LTD. “BOP cooperation in Nigeria”
(Reprinted from “The International Development Journal” Issued in October 2012)
TOYOTOMI CO., LTD. “kerosene cooking stove for Nigeria and India”
(Reprinted from “The International Development Journal” Issued in August2013)
The Travelers Guardian Inc. “We want to tell about the attractiveness of Africa”
(Reprinted from “The International Development Journal” Issued in August 2013)
BMC International “Advance into African market through collection and management system of added-value tax”
(Provided 29 November 2013)
Nippon Poly-Glu Co., Ltd. “Water supply and job creation by depuratives”
(Reprinted from Nikkei BP mook “African Business” (edited by Nikkei Business), issued on 5 September 2013)
NISHIZAWA LIMITED, inc. “Capture Nigeria with ‘overseas Indians'”
(Reprinted from Nikkei BP mook “African Business” (edited by Nikkei Business), issued on 5 September 2013)
Saraya Co., Ltd. “Antiseptic solution that save human lives in countries without waterworks”
(Reprinted from Nikkei BP mook “African Business” (edited by Nikkei Business), issued on 5 September 2013)
PHILIA.Co.,Ltd. “We would like to contribute to countermeasures for malaria and dengue fever”
(Reprinted from “The International Development Journal” Issued in September 2013)
SEEDAFRICA “Farm machine rental in Tanzania”
(Reprinted from “The International Development Journal” Issued in August 2013)
SAKA NO TOCHU Co., Ltd. “Make Uganda into a major organic agricultural country”
(Provided on 13 December 2013)
SAKA NO TOCHU Co., Ltd. “Support organic farming of sesame in Uganda”
(Reprinted from “The International Development Journal” Issued in July 2013)
K. Kobayashi & Co., Ltd. “Moroccan pepper cultivation project”
(Provided on 26 November 2013)
Office 5 Taranto “Honey fairtrade”
(“The International Development Journal” Issued in March 2012)
AMP　MUSIC　” From Kenyan slums to the world”
(“The International Development Journal” Issued in August 2012)
Organic Solutions Japan “Development of refresher made with microbe in Rwanda”
(“The International Development Journal” Issued in November 2012)
Rexvirt Communications “IT offshore business from Japan”
(“The International Development Journal” Issued in March 2013)
Alliance Factory Inc. “Import bamboo bicycles from Zambia”
(“The International Development Journal” Issued in September 2013)
Nippon Biodiesel Fuel co., Ltd. “Walk with Mozambique – to build a model of local consumption of local production”
(Provided on 29 November 2013)
METAWATER Co., Ltd. “Delivered on-vehicle water clarification apparatus”
(Reprinted from “The International Development Journal” Issued in October 2012)
OSA Japan “Introduction of environmental projects in Kenya”
(Provided on 3 January 2014)
East Africa Sales Promotion Limited (EASP) “Starting information services and customs clearance agency in Tanzania and other countries”
(Provided on 15 January 2014)
HIROKI SANGYO Co., Ltd. “The first company established production base in Africa”
(JETRO “Tsusho Koho” issued on January 29, 2014)
TAIYO INDUSTRY AFRICA INC. “Animation TV ‘TAIYO channel’ in Nigeria”
(Provided on May 9, 2014)