Agribusiness
FISD Agribusiness Limited(FISDAL) is a subsidiary of the Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development(FISD) Limited Company. FISDAL launched its business in June 2017 as part of diversification initiative for FISD Limited Company Our vision is to become a leading company in agribusiness services and irrigation farming while applying innovative technologies. This will be accomplished through our mission which is “to provide the highest quality agribusiness services and practicing commercial farming for a variety of high quality agriculture commodities for value addition and raw export” FISDAL.
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FISDAL owns 3 commercial farms situated in central and southern region districts of Malawi. In Chikwawa District there is 2000ha estate called Paiva (Southern Region) while in Mchinji there is Thyolansanu Estate of 300ha size and Bua Farm of 10ha (Central Region). All these farms have large water bodies in form of perennial rivers and constructed dams. This makes commercial farming sustainable and FISDAL opens up to all agro-processors in working on contract farming or produce supply arrangement.
1. GENERAL FARMING
FISDAL owns 3 commercial farms situated in central and southern region districts of Malawi. In Chikwawa District there is 2000ha estate called Paiva (Southern Region) while in Mchinji there is Thyolansanu Estate of 300ha size and Bua Farm of 10ha (Central Region). All these farms have large water bodies in form of perennial rivers and constructed dams. This makes commercial farming sustainable and FISDAL opens up to all agro-processors in working on contract farming or produce supply arrangement
FISDAL encourages buyers of high value crops such as hibiscus, paprika, ginger, garlic, and African Birds Eye Chilies to come forth for possible long term “production-forsupply” agreements at any of its estates. Special production arrangements are made for special crops under irrigation farming FISDAL parent company’s major business is irrigation systems development hence any exporter can easily request for irrigation farming under contract arrangement in order to provide a sustainable supply of raw materials. The above value chains are examples but prospective clients are free to engage FISDAL in high value chain based on the export market
2. COMMODITY TRADING & SUPPORT SERVICES
FISDAL also trades in farm produce at local or international levels. Key to the commodity trading business is the aggregation of grains and legumes for export in large quantities. Examples of commodities traded include: soy beans, groundnuts, maize, common beans, sugar beans, sorghum, rice, millet, sunflower, pigeon peas and cowpeas
FISDAL works with a wide range of clients across the agriculture value chains. Amongst such business services is the mobilization and organization development for smallholder farmers in agriculture value chains. Under this service, FISDAL mobilises beneficiaries into farmer organizations (clubs, associations and cooperatives) for business development on behalf of supporting agents like NGOs or companies working with smallholder farmers for farming enterprises
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