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Sustainability & impact

Solar power, direct relationships with farmers and rural employment are part of our work today. Our next step is to turn broiler waste into energy and fertilizer, supporting organic maize and soya production.

  1. 01

    Maize and soya

    Farmers supply crops to the plant.

  2. 02

    Animal feed

    The crops become feed for broilers.

  3. 03

    Broilers

    Birds grow on Grafax feed.

PLANNED EXPANSION

Broiler waste processing

Two useful outputs from the same waste:

  • Biogas for use and sale.
  • Fertilizer given to farmers, with advice on growing organic maize and soya.

Biogas and fertilizer facilities are not yet operational.

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Maize and soya become animal feed for broilers. Planned expansion: broiler waste produces biogas for use and sale, and fertilizer given to farmers alongside advice to grow organic maize and soya.
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Clean energy

  • Solar power todayOur solar array powers the poultry operation at Chisamba, reducing reliance on grid electricity.
  • Biogas: planned expansionWe plan to turn broiler waste into biogas to help power our plants, with gas also available for sale.
  • Carbon credits: future opportunityWe plan to explore carbon credit generation as the waste-to-energy project develops. Credits are not being generated today.
Grafax solar array at Chisamba
Solar power is already in use at the poultry site.
PLANNED EXPANSION

Organic maize and soya

Our planned waste-processing facility will produce fertilizer as well as biogas. We will give that fertilizer to farmers, together with practical growing advice, to support organic maize and soya production.

The biogas, fertilizer and organic crop programme are future plans and are not yet operational.

Work and opportunity in Chisamba

250+

Formal rural jobs

More than 250 employees work across our operations with statutory payroll compliance, NAPSA pension and NHIMA health insurance.

Local

Markets for crops

Buying and processing maize and soya locally keeps more agricultural value in farming communities and the national economy.

Skills

Training on site

Our engineers, millers, nutritionists and quality teams share their experience and train colleagues on site.

Daily

Three meals a day

We provide employees with three meals a day as part of our support for the people who work here.

Farmer support

Our relationship with farmers includes buying their crops and sharing feedback on quality, drying and storage. The next step is to give farmers fertilizer from our planned waste-processing facility, together with the know-how to grow organic maize and soya.

  • Direct relationshipsWe buy directly from farmers, cutting out the middleman and giving growers a direct relationship with the plant.
  • Practical growing adviceAdvice on crop handling, drying and storage helps farmers prepare grain that meets our intake requirements.
  • Planned fertilizer supportThe planned programme pairs fertilizer with guidance on its use and on growing organic maize and soya. The fertilizer facility is not yet operational.
  • A dependable marketClear standards and prompt payment give farmers the confidence to plant.
People handling bags of maize at Kabompo
Maize handling at Kabompo.