Amatheon Agri Holding N.V. Profile
Amatheon Agri Holding N.V., an agribusiness and food company, engages in the farming, food processing, and trading activities in Europe and Africa.
Segments
The company operates through two segments, Farming and Food.
Farming
The Farming segment operates large-scale commercial farming in Zambia, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Operations in 2019 included crop production and the ranching of cattle. The Farming segment includes the subsidiaries Amatheon Agri Zambia Ltd. (AAZ); Katonga Farm Ltd. (KFL); Amatheon Organic Zambia Ltd. (AOZ); Outgrower Organic Goods Ltd. (OOG); Amatheon Organic Goods Ltd. (AOG); Amatheon Agri Uganda Ltd. (AAU); and Amatheon Agri Zimbabwe (Pvt) LTD. (AAZim).
AAZ engages in farming and marketing of commercial agriculture, agroprocessing and mechanized agriculture, importing and selling agricultural equipment, machinery for use by commercial farmers. KFL engages in farming and marketing of commercial agriculture, agroprocessing and mechanized agriculture, importing and selling agricultural equipment, machinery for use by commercial farmers. AOZ and OOG engages in mixed farming. AOG engages in organic farming and general trade business. AAU and AAZim engage in farming and marketing of commercial agriculture, agro processing and mechanized agriculture, importing and selling agricultural equipment, machinery for use by commercial farmers. The company focuses on farming, trading, and food processing.
Food
The Food segment is a business unit including a number of meat processing and retailing companies in Zambia: Real Meat Africa Company Ltd; Best Beef Company Ltd (BB); Best Pork Company Ltd (BP); More Beef Ltd;and Buccamore Foods Ltd. (BFL). BB, BP and BFL engage in meat processing and slaughterhouses, producing and marketing of meat products.
Strategy
With a strong focus on product portfolio diversification and enhanced supplychain management, the company’s strategy allows the business to maximise both local and global opportunities, and position itself as a leading food supplier for a variety of clients. The company’s strategy of diversifying its product portfolio to meet the rising demand of highly nutritious foods in export markets, as well as mitigating risk of over-reliance on local markets. It seeks to mitigate threats through geographic and sector diversification.
History
Amatheon Agri Holding N.V. was founded in 2011. The company was incorporated in 2011.
