Kairos

Kairos, now operating as Kairos Agriculture, grows vanilla and organic produce in Malaysia, an activity historically limited elsewhere by weather, infrastructure and labour requirements. Using its own farming methods, the business says its smart farm can generate a higher yield than a traditional vanilla farm of similar size, an approach it also applies to other organic crops. It supplies organic farm inputs and systems aimed at raising the yield and quality of vanilla pods, vegetables and herbs, and offers a vanilla farm advisory service giving guidance to other growers. Beyond farming, Kairos Agriculture runs a Vanilla Café serving beverages, desserts and dishes made with vanilla grown on its own farm, and it takes part in partnership research projects covering tissue culture, plant growth and seed-growth lighting, alongside broader work on nutrition and Malaysia's agriculture sector.