Partnerships
Memberships & Affiliations
We place sustainability and collaboration at the heart of our operations, and we are proud to work with partners who share these values. PHC is a member of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo (FEC), a non-profit association that represents various sectors such as commerce, industry, mining, and agriculture throughout the DRC. Its mission is to advocate for businesses and promote trade in the country.
PHC is also a member of the National Platform for Sustainable Palm Oil in DRC, which was created to support the African Palm Oil Initiative (APOI) set up by the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020.
IITA
In 2022, PHC signed a collaboration agreement with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to drive the DRC’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda, boosting local agriculture and cutting food imports. In this partnership, PHC committed to using 76 hectares of land to produce quality seeds of rice, maize, cassava, and soybeans which would be made available to farmers in the DRC.
Our collaboration with IITA is part of PHC’s commitment to economic development and safeguarding food security across the DRC. The production of seeds is implemented by PHC with the technical support of IITA and the financial support of the Agenda for Agricultural Transformation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (ATA-DRC) program.
As a result, we have provided 52 tons of certified, quality food seeds to Congolese farmers. The key achievements of our partnership include:
The MoU between PHC and IITA was signed within the framework of the Agenda for Agricultural Transformation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (ATA-DRC). ATA-DRC is an initiative of President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, for which IITA and the African Agricultural Leadership Institute (AALI), in close collaboration with other partners in the agricultural sector, provide technical assistance.
To learn more about ATA-RDC:
SENASEM Certification
Seeds produced under the PHC-IITA partnership are certified by the National Seed Service (SENASEM) of the DRC.
SENASEM is a specialized service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock responsible for the control and certification of seeds throughout the National Territory. SENASEM plays a key role in the process of providing Congolese farmers with high-quality seeds.