Tuesday
March 25
2025

Bayer Opens $35 Million Maize Seed Facility in Zambia

By Sarthak Agarwal

German pharmaceutical, biotechnology and crop science company Bayer AG has opened a new maize seed facility in Kabwe, Zambia.

Bayer has invested around $35m in the new facility, which will triple its existing capacity for maize seed production in the country in 2025. The company expects the seed output to further increase in the coming years.

Photo courtesy of Christophe Maertens.

Source: Investment Monitor (link opens in a new window)

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Agriculture, Technology
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agtech, employment, smallholder farmers