March 2017

The leading Turkey Seed Sector investor May-Agro Tohumculuk A.Ş. (May Seed) agreed with the South Africa based leading agricultural investment Company Zeder’s Global Seed Company, Zaad Holings Limited (Zaad) for the sale of 35 % of its shares. Within the scope of this partnership; the companies are planning to develop their European Union, Black Sea basin, Middle East, Central Asia and Continental Africa based seed business activities; to develop and keep the present R&D programmes at a globally competetive level; to maximize the potential use of their production and distribution capasities in order to strenghten the global position and status of the group companies.

Zaad Holdings Limited (Zaad) is the owner of Agricol, Bakker Brothers and Klein Karoo Seed Companies with the very strong R&D, production and distribution systems established in the continental Africa and in Europe and continues its investments within the America, EU and the Middle East Regions.

MAY Seed, President M. Ali Yormazoğlu confirms that within this partnership ZAAD and MAY Seed creates a new global structure to become more competetive in the World seed business and adds ‘’we will be more stronger in the international markets and increase our countries seed export potential.’’

Antonie Jacobs, CEO of Zaad, stated that he is very excited about the expansion of Zaad’s business into these new markets and said that “Zaad is now  truly a global seed company.”

Website: http://www.may.com.tr

Published: March 31, 2017