Our Values
Our Mission
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Develop markets amongst farmers for maize, legume and horticultural seed products and services.
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Produce quality-assured seed of improved varieties of Quality Protein Maize, Speciality Maize, Common Maize and other crops required for specific markets.
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Confidentially and securely produce and supply foundation seed on contract for African Seed Companies.
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Maintain an efficient and people-appreciating work and network environment.
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Steward financial resources to achieve sustainable profit while not forgetting the poor.
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Ensure that the business is run ethically, with conformity to Biblical standards, and acknowledgement of God’s grace and providence.
Our Ethics
We will strive to maintain a high standard of Biblical ethics that will honour God and serve the well-being of customers, employees, the community and the environment.
Consequently, we aim to honour God in everything we do.
We shall conduct all our business:
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In a timely manner, to a high standard and efficiently.
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At, or exceeding, customer and regulatory expectations.
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With sincere regard to our environmental and social responsibility.
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We shall be honest and above reproach.
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We shall remember the poor and work to alleviate poverty and oppression.
Our Goals
Our short and medium-term goals are to:
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Produce and market our registered QPM varieties.
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Produce and market our white-grained QPM hybrid for the maize-meal market and a white-grained QPM OPV for the small-holder market.
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Establish market linkages with maize food and feed millers for QPM products.
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Produce and market our elite normal maize hybrids for grain and silage production.
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Register and begin production of speciality maize hybrids, such as waxy corn, popcorn and sweetcorn for particular value-adding maize markets.
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Develop horticultural seed markets in partnership with foreign seed companies for Southern Africa.
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Secure contracts from African Seed Companies for the supply of foundation seed.
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Conduct applied market-oriented research to develop improved varieties for the various markets in Southern Africa.