Selecta One has acquired Wagagai Ltd. , one of the worldly concern ’s gravid skip farm , located on the shore of Lake Victoria in Uganda . With this step , Selecta One expands its international production internet , ensure foresightful - full term production mental ability in East Africa , and reward its loyalty to sustainable and socially responsible job recitation .
Wagagai Ltd. employ over 2,000 people and is sleep with not only for its high production standards but also for its social and environmental participation . As part of the acquisition , Selecta One is commit to proceed Wagagai ’s strong social programs – include the on - site health clinic that supply essential aesculapian caution for employees and their families , as well as education and residential area outreach initiatives .
" This acquisition is more than a strategic investment – it is a lengthiness of shared values and a long - endure partnership , " enjoin Per Klemm , CEO of Selecta One . " We are proud to integrate Wagagai into the Selecta home and to build on its telling bequest of both horticultural excellence and social encroachment . "
Olav Boenders , co - founder of Wagagai , adds : " Selecta has been a trusted spouse for more than 20 class . With this step , we are ensuring a stable and meaningful future for our employees and the community around the farm . "
Olav ( left ) and Per ( right ) sign the contracts for the spate . " Twenty years ago , Olav and I seat here for the first time . A table in front of us , Dutch beer right within reach . We signed our very first cooperation concord . A five years declaration and an eight - digit warrant total – the biggest contract I had ever signed at the clock time . That moment marked the beginning of a game - changing partnership between Wagagai and Selecta one . Without that partnership , Selecta one would n’t be where we are today " , Klemm shares in aLinkedIn postal service , along with a nearly identical photo from 20 years ago featuring the same people and location , but with a different beer and contract bridge .
The takeover let in the continuation of all operations at the current website . Selecta One will also insure a politic transition for other breeders who have used Wagagai as their production partner in the past tense . In special , an correspondence with Beekenkamp has been reached to continue the propagation of their crops in a spirit of cooperation and common esteem .
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