Plant Health Agri Limited - PHAL

Company Description

Plant Health Agri Limited (PHAL) is a wholly owned Zambian limited liability company established in June 2018. The company operates under four business pillars:

• Legume seed breeding and multiplication
• Out-grower schemes (legume grain trading)
• Farming
• Sales and distribution of agricultural inputs

PHAL has offices and warehouses in four provinces: Lusaka, Central, Southern, and Northern, supporting its commitment to agricultural growth, sustainability, and farmer empowerment.

Countries of Operation

Zambia

Ownership of Company

Local Company - 100% Zambian owned

Number of years since incorporated

7

Project Pitch

The Chilemba Project - In 2022, PHAL launched the Chilemba Project, an out-grower scheme co-funded by the Enterprise Zambia Challenge Fund (EZCF), an EU-funded programme. The project focuses on the production of dry beans and other leguminous crops through smallholder farmers, with a target of empowering 20,000 farmers by 2030.

To date, the company has empowered 6,000 smallholder farmers, of which 87% are women and youth, by providing farming input loans, guaranteed market access, and training in Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). The initiative promotes sustainable farming practices and supports inclusive economic growth by improving productivity, resilience, and livelihoods among rural farming communities.

PHAL aims to expand the Chilemba Project by scaling production, improving aggregation and distribution systems, and enhancing farmer training to increase yields and market competitiveness, while contributing to Zambia’s national food security and export potential.

Team

Managing Director – Steward Moonga - Over 15 years of experience in agriculture, accounting, marketing, environmental management, and product development. Formerly Manager at York Farms, Senior Agronomist at ATS Agrochemicals, and Marketing Manager at both Mauritius Chemicals and Fertilisers Industries (Mauritius) and Care Crop Solution (Kenya).

Sales Director – Darius Shamisale - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Gideon Robert University. Over 20 years of experience in agriculture with Sunrise Estate, Damust Farm, and Lake Agro Farms, with strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, agronomy, and project execution.

Head of Technical – Clavel Milimo - 15 years of experience with the Conservation Farming Unit of Zambia (CFU). Holds a BSc in Economics and a Diploma in Agriculture. Specialist in Climate Smart Agriculture, agroforestry, organic farming, and IMP.

Senior Agronomist – Dyness Mutofwe - Over 15 years in the seed industry, including extensive work with CFU. Leads teams in Northern Province supporting smallholder farmers. Holds a Diploma in Agriculture and is a licensed Seed Crop Inspector.

Stage

Growth stage

Annual Revenue (in EUR)

EUR 1,000,000 – 5,000,000

Number of employees

11 - 50

Total Project Cost (in EUR)

EUR 4,500,000

Financing needs (in EUR)

EUR 3,000,000

Type of financing needed

Debt

Planned allocation of fundraising capital

Expansion (expanding an existing activity)

Funds will be used to scale up the Chilemba Project through:

• Expansion of the beans out-grower scheme
• Provision of agricultural inputs to smallholder farmers
• Capacity building and technical training in Climate Smart Agriculture
• Market linkage development and supply chain efficiency
• Strengthening aggregation and logistics infrastructure