About Us

We are a team of ambitious and committed entrepreneurs operating in the Tanzanian Tobacco Industry.

Famous Rock Private Limited is a young, dynamic agribusiness company, head-quartered in Chato, Geita Region, United Republic of Tanzania , delivering quality sustainable and responsibly sourced tobacco to global customers. The core business of the company has been as a tobacco leaf supplier, purchasing, processing, packing, storing and shipping tobacco around the globe to manufacturers of consumer products. To anchor its business of leaf supplying, the company contract farmers throughout tobacco growing regions of Tanzania and providing agronomic extension services to contracted farmers. Our portfolio of offerings in tobacco includes Flue Cured Virginia (strips/lamina, cut rag, raw stems & expanded stems, and fines), Burley, Dark Fire Cured, and the recently launched Cigar Wrappers being grown in the Western region on Tanzania.

Famous Rock Private Limited is focused on developing sustainable farming models that will promote increased volumes of quality and quantity of agricultural produce through efficient tobacco production methods, whilst also diversifying farmer crop portfolios. We are committed to responsible crop production that supports economic viability for the farmer, provides a safe working atmosphere for farmworkers and minimizes negative environmental impacts. Our agronomists maintain frequent contact with our contracted farmers prior to and during the growing and curing seasons to provide technical assistance to improve the quality and yield of the crop.

The team have many years of collective experience in the local and global tobacco industry, are passionate about diversified, sustainable small-scale farming models, and have a fresh perspective and vision for the tobacco production process.

OUR CORE VALUES

EFFICIENCY

We value efficiency in our operations, decision-making, planning, and service delivery. We are entrepreneurial in spirit which allows us to quickly and profoundly respond to new opportunities that arise in our business environment.
COMPETITIVE PRICING

We source our tobacco directly from the farmer. When dealing with us, you will be trading directly with the supplier and avoiding indirect merchants from the supply chain. Contact us to speak with a tobacco supplier agent and get a quote today.
AUTHENTIC

We strive to achieve 100% customer satisfaction. We follow a customer-centric approach, thus offering first-class leaf tobacco service, to meet our customers’ highest quality requirements.
INTEGRITY

We uphold honesty, truthfulness and consistency in all our business dealings.
ETHICS

We adhere to a set of moral principles and values that guide decision making and behavior, acting with integrity and honesty in all aspects of our business operations.
DIVERSITY

Respecting and valuing employees skills, backgrounds and insights . Creating a conducive working environment providing opportunities to everyone.

Relations with Business partners

We seek to do business with business partners who demonstrate high standards of ethical business behavior. Our company will not knowingly do business with any persons or businesses that operate in violation of applicable laws and regulations, including employment, health, safety and environmental laws. We shall take steps to assure that our business partners understand the standards we apply to ourselves, and expect the same from them.

We move differently

" WE strive TO BE A COMPANY THAT LISTENS TO all stakeholders IN A GENUINE WAY, LISTENING TO THEIR NEEDS AND CONCERNS, AND executing our responsibilities in a well INFORMED and responsible manner "

MEET OUR TEAM

Our team boasts of well experienced professionals of different nationalities from leading tobacco producing countries, thus giving the company a competitive edge in the Tanzanian Tobacco Industry.