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From a standing start in 2012, Crookes Brothers' Murrimo Farm in Mozambique now provides over 300 permanent jobs and up to 555 jobs including seasonal workers during harvest. Murrimo grows over 500 hectares of macadamia nuts with yields increasing by 25-30% every year. The farm adds to foreign export earnings and employment in the area. Earlier this year, Murrimo received a Mozambican award fro...

​@crookesbrothersgroup7353 Eswatini plantation grows 2,400 hectares of irrigated sugar cane and 52 hectares of bananas, which is expected to increase to 150 hectares.

Mawecro Farming Ltd is a joint venture between the Mawewe community and Crookes Brothers, that manages 2,000 hectares of sugarcane and 500 hectares of bananas.

SZL is a grain farming business that owns an irrigated farm comprised of four contiguous titles on the Luwombwa River near Serenje town in Zambia. SZL predominantly grows soya beans in the Summer and wheat in the Winter. The area covered by the farms amounts to 6,180ha of which approximately 3,200ha is suitable for arable farming. The initial strategy to develop 1,600ha of irrigated croplands h...

Zamseed is an established seed business built around a well-known brand of some 40 years with a proprietary portfolio of seed products. Its main operations are currently in Zambia where it has an approximate 14% market share. The business has commenced expansion into other countries in the region. The company owns fixed assets in Zambia, including a head office complex and a farm in Lusaka. The...

In this video, MIGA (members of the World Bank Group) show how our Silverlands projects provide a boost for smallholder farmers and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. We are grateful for the support of MIGA in our work.

Silverlands Vineyards is an integrated producer of table grapes which packs, markets and exports its product to Europe, Africa and the Far East.

Libcro was formed in 2008 as a community joint venture between Crookes Brothers and the Libuyile community to farm sugar cane in Northern South Africa. The community owns the majority of the company (55%) and there are skills transfers on all levels in this company: board level, senior management, HR, farm management, finance and administration.