Kibo Seed Company Limited - Arusha, Tanzania

Kibo Seed was originally set up as a sales satellite of Kenya Seed Company with the sole objective of distributing seed maize. The company has diversified over time to include farm inputs and horticultural seeds. Following expiry of the 2012–2016 Strategic Plan, the company has now developed a five-year Strategic Plan for the fiscal period 2018/19 – 2022/23, which draws from the company’s experience in implementing its previous Strategic Plans and also takes into account the developments in the agricultural sector.

The preparation of the Strategic Plan was carried out in a consultative process. A fundamental tenet of this Strategic Plan was to build on its historical performance, consultations (internal and external), the challenges and threats emanating from the current  

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operating environment as well as anticipated trends and stakeholder expectations. The ultimate end of this Strategic Plan is to strengthen the company’s future position in Tanzania. This Strategic Plan creates a roadmap around the strategic objectives and strategies that are geared towards facilitating the development of a robust agriculture sector in line with Tanzania’s development agenda. The key elements agreed within the strategic planning framework are briefly set out in this executive summary together with reference to the Strategic Plan for greater detail.