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VideosNovember 27, 2019
Grow More Seeds and Chemicals: Quality Seeds Producer in Uganda
- Written by Sandra Francisco
- Published: November 27, 2019
Mohan Rao, Chairman of Grow More Seeds and Chemicals Limited (GMS) in Uganda, talks about the company’s competitive advantages.
"We have invested heavily on the infrastructure and technology side. We have one farm and 30,000 outgrowers under us. We monitor using our agronomies and certify the seed. This is how we achieve quality seeds. We do not compromise on any procedure or quality policy. We are proud to be an ISO 9000 company in the seed sector. We recently started using a color sorter to grade colors, which gives better quality. For example, with beans, we have many different colors. We can use the color sorter to sort out various colors and grade it out and find a uniform color to plant which results in the same color product. It is mostly for beauty. It sorts out both variety and color. When you go to a European or US market, if you have mixed colors, people will assume it is lower grade and not buy it. When you see a uniform color, it is seen as good quality. We can sort out all the different types of wrongly colored beans", says Mohan Rao.
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