Phatisa-backed Zaad to own 100% of East African seed company
Legal agreements have been signed for the acquisition of a further 60% stake in EASEED Group.
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Phatisa has announced that, as part of its Fund 3 investment in Zaad Group, legal agreements have been signed for the acquisition of a further 60% stake in EASEED Group, which will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Zaad Group.
The transaction marks a strategic step that deepens Zaad’s footprint across the East African agricultural landscape and reinforces the group’s commitment to building an integrated, pan-African seed platform.
Earlier this year, Phatisa, through its Food Fund 3 and together with a consortium of investors, agreed to acquire Zaad. The South Africa-based investment holding company specialises in the agricultural inputs sector, operating across the agri-inputs value chain. Its activities span seed breeding, the production and distribution of forage, field and vegetable seed, and crop protection solutions, with operations across the African continent.
EASEED is a key player in the region’s seed sector, and its full integration into Zaad Group is expected to unlock meaningful synergies, strengthening seed research, distribution, and farmer access across East Africa.
“This is more than a corporate milestone for the Zaad Group. EASEED has long been a trusted name for smallholder and commercial farmers across the East African region. Its full integration into Zaad Group marks a new chapter that combines Zaad’s pan-African scale with deep, on-the-ground expertise in East African seed systems,” said Christine Kairu, senior associate at Phatisa.
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