Businesses
Fertiliser & Agri Sector
Sagera Estates Limited
Sisal is a plant originally from Yucatan, Mexico. The salient feature of this crop is that unlike any other agriculture crop it is highly drought resistance and can survive under extreme conditions. The planting and harvesting can be done throughout the year. From the time SEL took over the Estate and Assets in 2007, a new life has been injected to transform the sisal business value chain into sustainable growth. The current annual production is 1400 tons. The SEL has replanted extensively since 2007 and expected to substantially increase the output in the coming years. The principle business of the company is into sisal cultivation and production of natural fibre.
SEL proudly owns Lugongo estate in the promising Tanga region spread over 3669 Hectares. Almost 1000 Ha area is available for proposed expansion and replanting. The projects envisage at putting the available area under sisal cultivation and also initiate to replant the older areas. The finished fibre has wide variety of applications such as twine & ropes, pulp & paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, building materials, bio-gas and also used as plastic and rubber composites.
SEL proudly owns Lugongo estate in the promising Tanga region spread over 3669 Hectares. Almost 1000 Ha area is available for proposed expansion and replanting. The projects envisage at putting the available area under sisal cultivation and also initiate to replant the older areas. The finished fibre has wide variety of applications such as twine & ropes, pulp & paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, building materials, bio-gas and also used as plastic and rubber composites.
East Usambara Tea Company Ltd.
EUTCO IS THE BIGGEST BUSINESS ON EAST USAMBARA HILLS, TANZANIA
The EUTCO tea Estates are situated in Northern Tanzania, on the East Usambara Mountains, at an altitude of 900-1200 meters (3000 feet) above mean sea level. The estates are surrounded by indigenous rain forests which are considered unique in terms of bio-diversity and are part of the Amani Nature Reserve which is a bio-diversity hot spot having a lot of endemic species of flora and fauna.
Eutco is currently the third largest in production of high quality CTC tea in Tanzania. It has 2000 Ha of planted tea and titled area of over 14,000 Ha with a production of over 3.5 million kg annually. We are focused on producing CTC black tea in the most cost effective, sustainable manner consistent with responsible employment and environmental practices.
Eutco is currently the third largest in production of high quality CTC tea in Tanzania. It has 2000 Ha of planted tea and titled area of over 14,000 Ha with a production of over 3.5 million kg annually. We are focused on producing CTC black tea in the most cost effective, sustainable manner consistent with responsible employment and environmental practices.
Eutco is the largest tea plantation in the East Usambara Hills. The estate measures 49 Kms end-to-end with 250 kms of internal roads that are maintained by the company. We are also first tea producer to be granted with the Tea Blending and Packaging License in the country.
Minjingu Mines and Fertilizer Limited.
Minjingu Mines and Fertilizer Limited ("MMFL") is a company incorporated in Tanzania, located 106 km southwest of Arusha (along the Arusha-Dodoma highway) in Babati District, Manyara Region with its Head O ce in Arusha City, Tanzania. MMFL has its business in Kenya
under Minjingu Mines and Fertilizer Kenya Limited.
MMFL mines the Phosphate Rock and carries further processes to transform the rock into Biogenic Origin and Blended Fertilizers.
under Minjingu Mines and Fertilizer Kenya Limited.
MMFL mines the Phosphate Rock and carries further processes to transform the rock into Biogenic Origin and Blended Fertilizers.
Vision
MMFL’s vision is to be the prominent producer and preferred supplier of all basic Fertilizers in Tanzania and the wider East African region by using the local Phosphate resource available which is of Biogenic and ideal for applications on the acidic soils of East Africa.
Mission
The Company's mission is to manufacture high quality Fertilizers which are crop and geographic area speci c so that farmers achieve maximum crop yields.
