1. Zaka SUPER SEEDS

2. Zaka SUPER SEEDS VISION AND MANAGEMENT
The vision is to supply quality seeds country wide and to improve community living standards
Zaka Super Seeds is managed by an APEX commitee which is made up with ward representatives (12)
Ward committees have been eleceted

3. Crops grown,Expected Sales and Retail Prices
Hecterage
Expected Sales
Retail Prices-USD
Gross Income-USD
Cowpea (CBC2 &CBC3)
11.75
4.5t
1.00
4500
Rice (Nerica 3 &7)
5.25
4.5 t
0.95
4275
Maize OPVs (zm 309,401 &721)
13.00
14 t
1.20
16800
Sugar Beans (Gloria & NUA)
10.00
10t
2.00
20 000
Totals
40.00
33t
45 575

4. Marketing Strategy
Zaka Super Super Seeds has several strategies that include:
Agro-Dealers have signed MOUs to market seed at a commission in all the wards in the district
Seed Fairs are organized in cluster wards and other competing companies are invited
The APEX Committees sell the seed on behalf of the association

5. Warehousing,Processing and Bagging
The Warehouse at Fuve Irrigation Scheme has been rehabilitated by HaSSP
The Enterprise has been supported with Processing equipment
As seed is delivered, samples are taken for purity and germination tests
A satellite laboratory has been set up at the warehouse with help from the Seed Services

6. Processing continued-
17 farmers trained to conduct purity and germination tests
Germination, minimum prescribed, for example, maize is 90%, farmer payments are processed
All seed received was fumigated with gastoxin tablets for 7 days to control weevil infestation

7. Inspections and Reports
Conducted by Seed Services
Two inspections are conducted for each crop
Flowering
Maturity
Field Inspection Reports issued

8. Revolving Fund
The project has set up a revolving fund for Zaka Super Seeds to pay the seed farmers
Funds generated sfter selling seed are retained in this account
Funds are not spent as long as they are not profits
Good management of funds will ensure sustainability in the absence of funding from HaSSP and the Seeds and Market projects
The Zaka Super Seeds Finance Committe is in the process of coming up with a Financial Procedures manual

9. Challenges
Zaka Super Seeds is new on the market and not well known country wide
The Enterprise lacks funding to employ a management committee and most of the work is done by the APEX committee on voluntary basis
The shareholding of the companyis still to be worked out

10. WAY FORWARD and BENEFITS for FARMERS
Knowledge base for farmers in all aspects
Business acumen enhanced
Excess seed
Quick and timely access to seed
Export and regional trade
Incomes and livelihoods enhanced for farmers
Harmonisation implemented

11. Thank you