{"id":673,"date":"2021-09-28T22:23:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T22:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.238.170.140\/seedcogroup\/zw\/vegetables\/?p=673"},"modified":"2024-01-10T14:33:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T12:33:00","slug":"seed-cos-new-us13m-plant-to-change-face-of-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zw\/vegetables\/seed-cos-new-us13m-plant-to-change-face-of-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Seed Co\u2019s new US$13m plant to change face of farming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Monday, September 13, 2021Nelson Gahadza Senior Business Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SEED Co Limited says the US$13 million maize seed conditioning plant commissioned by President Mnangagwa yesterday will enhance the group\u2019s seed maize supply capacity for both local and regional markets as the facility contributes to quick turnaround of production and productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seed maize plant, whose installation started in 2019, has the ability to double 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