Alssem company LTD Profile and work-pan 2020 2021

1. PROFILE OF ALSSEM COMPANY LIMITED
1. Commercial name: ALSSEM COMPANY LIMITED.
2. Year of
creation/Initiation:
18th
April 2002, Certificate of Registration Number 43401
3. Managing team: • Board of Directors
• Chief Executive Officer (Secretary of the Board)
• Head of Finance and Administration
• Head of Production
• Head of Marketing
• Head of Research Team
• Company Breeder
• Company Agronomist
4. HQ and contacts
(physical, email and
phone):
• Mtaa Ofisini, Plot 287 Block GG Baraa - ARUSHA
• emonyo@alssem.com
• +255784628987
5. Crops involved: Groundnuts, Sorghum, millets, Beans, Maize, Sesame, Sunflower
and Horticulture Seeds.
6. Geographical
covered (list of
districts per region):
• Arusha: Arumeru, Monduli, Karatu and Ngorongoro
• Manyara: Babati, Mbulu, Hanang, Kiteto, Simanjiro.
• Kilimanjaro: Siha, Hai, Rombo, Moshi, Mwanga, Same
• Dodoma: Chamwino, Bahi, Kongwa, Mpwapwa.
• Singida: Singida rural, Ikungi, Manyoni
• Mbeya: Mbeya, Mbozi, Ileje, Rungwe.
• Iringa: Iringa, Mufindi, Kilolo.
• Shinyanga: Kahama, Shinyanya rural,
• Geita: Bukombe
• Mwanza: Misungwi, Magu
7. Production scheme
(self and out growers):
• Contract growers
• Company farms
• Company trained farmer seed associations (especially
women and youth)
8. Seed classes you
produce:
Breeder, Basic and Certified Seeds

2. 9. Overall seed
production capacity,
Year 2020:
• 45 Ha
• 51 Tons
• Mainly Rainfed
10. Current production
capacity per crop,
Year 2020
• Sorghum: 0.7 Ha, 1.8 tons basic
• Groundnuts: 1 Ha, 0.8 tons basic
• Beans: 20 Ha 19 tons certified
• Maize: 20 Ha, 25 tons certified, 3 tons basic, 500 kg
breeder seed
11. Sales: • First time for sorghum and groundnut. Volumes are too
low for market. Seed will be used for certified seed
production
• Beans – sold 75% at prices 25 – 35% above grain price. If
prices are higher farmers go to the open market
• Maize the greatest challenge is creating variety awareness
in an arena of multinational seed companies. Only sold
50% at return cost prices
12. Partners: • ICRISAT
• CIMMYT
• CIAT
• TARI
• TOSCI
• ASA
• Other seed companies
• Agrodealers
• Local Government Authorities in respective districts
• Grain traders
• Processors
13. Key Challenges: • Creating awareness. Though good varieties, they are not
well known
• Unreliable seed market – especially for legumes
• Machinery and investment capital
• Unpredictable weather – Climate change
14. Website: www.alssem.com

3. ALSSEM COMPANY LIMITED
Seed production and variety popularization plan for 2020-2021
Crop Variety Seed
class
Estimate
d
acreage
(Acre)
Estimated
amount to
harvest (tons)
Number of
demos
intended
Expected
districts for
demos
Groundn
ut
Naliendele
2009
Basic 10 5 Bahi
Groundn
ut
Naliendele
2009
Certified 10 10 Bahi,
Chamwino,
Kongwa,
Dodoma,
Groundn
ut
Mnanje
2009
Basic 10 5 Chamwino,
Groundn
ut
Mnanje
2009 vs
local
50 Bahi,
Chamwino,
Kongwa,
Dodoma,
Groundn
ut
Mnanje
2009 vs
local
50 Bahi,
Chamwino,
Kongwa,
Dodoma,
For demos, at least 100 demos (10m*10m)
Hectarages depend on seed availability. So far I have only 800kg Naliendele 2009
from previous season