{"id":7,"date":"2026-09-07T08:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/139.84.241.235\/scg\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:41:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:41:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/139.84.241.235\/scg\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns gap-10 items-start my-8 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column prose prose-lg text-foreground is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eighty-Six Years of Breeding for African Soils<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seed Co began in Zimbabwe in 1940 as a seed breeding cooperative formed by farmers who recognised that imported crop genetics could not withstand Africa\u2019s drought cycles, heat, and diverse agro-ecological conditions. Over more than eight decades, we have remained committed to one core mission: developing certified, high-performing hybrid seed bred on the continent, for the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Seed Co Group operates as two listed entities \u2014 Seed Co International Limited (BSE: SCIL) and Seed Co Limited (ZSE: SEED) \u2014 with dedicated breeding programmes, trial networks, and seed production across more than 35 African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cLocal genetics beats imported assumptions. Every variety we release has been tested across African climate zones before it ever reaches a farmer\u2019s hands.\u201d<\/p><cite>Seed Co Plant Breeding Philosophy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large w-full rounded-2xl object-cover shadow-lift\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"896\" src=\"http:\/\/139.84.241.235\/scg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-1.jpg\" alt=\"Seed Co African Maize Crop\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/139.84.241.235\/scg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-1.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/139.84.241.235\/scg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-1-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/139.84.241.235\/scg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-1-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/139.84.241.235\/scg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-1-768x573.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Continental Footprint &amp; Quality Certification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every seed variety we sell is certified by national authorities and produced under stringent quality assurance protocols. Our molecular marker laboratories and high-density trial networks ensure our maize, wheat, soya bean, sorghum, groundnuts, beans, and rice deliver dependable yields even in challenging seasons.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighty-Six Years of Breeding for African Soils Seed Co began in Zimbabwe in 1940 as a seed breeding cooperative formed by farmers who recognised that imported crop genetics could not withstand Africa\u2019s drought cycles, heat, and diverse agro-ecological conditions. 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