Seed Co shores up regional ops with new power investments

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SEED Co International (Seed Co) says it is currently investing in back-up power for its processing plants across the region as electricity shortages persist.
This comes as the seed producer’s group chief executive, Morgan Nzwere confirmed that its newly-commissioned US$12 million Zimbabwe drier handled its design capacity
5 000 metric tonnes this year.
“Processing plants are working very well, but power outages are a challenge in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania.
“Back-up power investments are being made but these are, however, costly to run compared to the grid,” Nzwere told an analysts briefing in Harare this week.
“We broke ground to build a new factory in Tanzania to address the needs of this growing market. Work is in progress to increase maize seed drying capacity and storage capacity in Zambia.”