Saju Agro Dealers
Description
Saju Agro Dealers (Saju) is a partnership registered in Malawi. Saju distributes agricultural inputs, i.e., seeds, chemicals, tools and fertilizers to smallholder, medium scale and large farmers in central and northern region districts of Malawi. The company currently has 8 permanent shops. Saju also buys and aggregates commodity from farmers and sells locally and is exploring export markets.
Market Opportunity/ Problem
Malawi is an agriculture-based economy where 80% of population live in rural areas and depend on farming. Smallholder farmers constitute 60% of agriculture activities with 0.5 to 5 Hectares, 30% medium scale farmers with above 5 hectares of land and 10% large scale farmers above 50 hectares of land. The above environment creates a great opportunity for investors in inputs. It also creates an opportunity for processors of commodities. There are few processors who oversupply commodities resulting in lower prices. If set, a processing plant of commodities like soya beans, groundnuts, pigeon peas, would add value to products for export markets.
Company Information
Years of operation
9
Type of organization
Partnership
Stage of the business
Growth stage
Agribusiness focus
Provision of inputs
Agriculture value chain(s) focus?
Cash Crops
Primary country of operation
Malawi
Other country(ies) of operation
N/A
How many employees does your business have?
19
Does the business have more than 30% women ownership?
Yes
Does the business have more than 30% youth ownership (under 35 years)?
Yes
Financing and expansion overview
How much capital is the company currently fundraising (US$)?
$1,000,000
What is the split between equity and debt?
100% debt