Figure 4 : Revenue Generated
Table 3 : Investees employment footprint as of 2015
Investees annual permanent employment footprint |
297 |
Casual labourers - hired by investees annually |
389 |
Out growers affiliated to the model of multiplication annually |
2,223 |
Labour footprint - casuals hired by out growers annually |
8,892 |
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SEED SECTOR The opportunities for AGRA and ASIF , based on the experience with the existing pool of investee companies , include : 1 . Increasing access to working capital facilities to allow investee companies to support stronger linkages within the seed sector 2 . Strengthening the output markets for smallholder farmers by : a . Investment in post-harvest management infrastructure b . Increasing the leverage of smallholder farmers in the market through collective marketing / access to post harvest infrastructure 3 . Further institutional capacity improvements to enable seed companies cope with and manage growth .
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