Our Commitments

Empowering Communities, Enriching Lives

In the face of ever growing economic, environmental and social challenges, MSG is committed to not only boost regional agriculture and food security, but to support our communities and value chains in the process.

Our commitments are driven by three main pillars:
Sustainability, Enhancing Livelihoods, and Inclusive Business

Sustainability

Our commitment is to deliver resilient agriculture and food systems and preserve them for future generations.

Proactively protecting the environment and promoting sustainable practices.
Enhancing Livelihoods

Our commitment is to ensure our communities and those in our value chain enjoy decent livelihoods.

This includes basic services, access to clean water, health and education.
Inclusive Business

Our commitment is to ensure we support all groups across the value chains to support development and income regeneration.

Ensuring fairness in the workplace, transparency and equal opportunities.

Sustainability
Enhancing Livelihoods
Inclusive Business

Objectives

Help 250,000 Farmers by 2030 Implement Sustainable Farming Practices

Help Restore 250,000 Acres

100% of Packaging to be Reusable, Recyclable or Biodegradable by 2035

3% Budget Supporting Agricultural Research and Projects on sustainable agriculture

30M+

Trees Planted

0MT

Carbon Sequestered

150,000+

Farmers Trained on Sustainable Practice

900,000+

Acres Farmed Sustainable

280MT

Recycled

Our Commitments in Practice

Adopting sustainable agricultural practices through implementation of minimum tillage, smart farming and adaptive technologies across all our farms and contract farmers to preserve soil and minimise input use.

Targeted focus on promotion and development of the rainfed sector in order to promote more sustainable farming and limit use of groundwater and irrigation.

Increasing water efficiency through land levelling and water harvesting projects - to make use of excess water and reduce annual losses and inefficiencies.

Smart farming application to reduce excessive use of chemicals and fertilisers.

Supporting biodiversity maintenance through planting forestry in at least 10% of project areas and ensuring no forestry is taken down to make way for crops.

Supporting productive forestry to support local communities. This was done for example by planting of Gum Arabic Belts along Fao-Gedaref route, currently harvested by local farmers for additional income.

Our cotton seed delinting process uses 60% less acid per ton than the traditional processes in Sudan, more so we recycle the acid used and ensure 0 pure acid waste.

Projects

Re-store-ation

Through its agriculture division, the group has planted several forests primarily across East Sudan with gum arabic trees providing needed forestry cover while allowing local communities to harvest the trees and earn additional income.

ReclaimRain

Complex land-levelling and water harvesting project on Samsam Farm, aiming to reduce losses and introduce a second season.

Re-Tire

MSG logistics invested in a tire retreading facility to recycle truck tires reducing cost and increasing efficiency.

Seed2Skill

Through its contract farming model, MSG Agriculture has trained over 150,000 farmers with the provision of finance and market access.

Merghani Mahgoub Grant

Research grants provided through Gedaref University for agricultural graduate research in memory of its founder, Merghani Mahgoub.

Blue Bag

Digital awareness program providing environmental awareness in the community and attainable recycling methods.

Objectives

1 Million People with Access to Basic Services

10,000 Youth Provided Educational Opportunities Establish agricultural training and research institute

50% Reduction in Basic Disease Around Farms.

Support 1 Million Small-Scale Farmers to Access Markets and Finance

75,000+

People Accessing Clean Water

21,700

Arable Acres Rehabilitated

15

Research Grants

150,000+

Farmers Financed

200,000+

Livelihoods Enhanced

Our Commitments in Practice

CSR budget allocations focus on provision of basic services including food, water, health, education and ability to access these services.

Installation of water wells around several rural projects and facilities providing drinking water for nearby communities.

Supporting agricultural infrastructure projects to support small-scale farmers production capacities, this includes for example rehabilitation of irrigation canals in New Halfa Agricultural Scheme and installation of new water irrigation pumps in Al Souki Scheme.

Supporting rural education initiatives including for example the rehabilitation of schools, one secondary school in specific serves 17 villages in Gedaref was rehabilitated with a provision of subsidised student meals.

Improving rural village access to services - example includes Sennar road rehabilitation linking production areas to the main road to access main cities for services.

Projects

Alhourri IDP Camp

MSG set up an IDP Camp in Alhourri Gedaref, sheltering 15,000 families that fled the conflict in East Sudan.

Wad Alhourri Community

Industrial investment in Alhourri Gedaref, revitalised the local economy providing jobs, stimulating markets and transport routes and increased cotton production.

Wad Alhourri Secondary School

Rehabilitation of the only secondary school in a 70km radius in Alhourri including student dorms and provision of a meal subsidy.

Khor Abu Habil

MSG Agriculture supported small-scale farmers in North Kordofan financing production of cotton crop and rehabilitated local ginnery bringing it to operation 60 years after it shut down.

Samsam Clinic

Our Samsam clinic located on Samsam Farm provides free basic and critical health services to nearby villages.

Flood Relief

MSG has ongoing contributions to flood relief efforts every season providing food, medical and make-shift barriers for affected homes.

Seed2Skill

Through its contract farming model, MSG Agriculture has trained over 150,000 farmers with the provision of finance and market access.

Merghani Mahgoub Grant

Research grants provided through Gedaref University for agricultural graduate research in memory of its founder, Merghani Mahgoub.

Objectives

25% Employed from Local Rural Communities

40% Women and Youth Employed or Engaged.

30% SME’s Engaged Across Value Chain

60% Sourcing From Small-Scale Farmers by 2030

13%

SME’s Engaged

36%

Females in Management or Succession

53%

Crops Sourced Directly from SS Farmers

23%

Employment from Rural Communities

Our Commitments in Practice

90% of our value addition projects are strategically located upcountry to generate employment and promote rural development.

Priority is given (per company policy) for females and local communities in hiring up to management positions.

Targeted Graduate Development Programs available in our three main divisions providing opportunities for marginal groups.

Local and rural SME’s engaged in small and medium scale projects where possible.

Projects

Wad Alhourri Community

Industrial investment in Alhourri Gedaref, revitalised the local economy providing jobs, stimulating markets and transport routes and increased cotton production.

Cultiv8

Cultiv8 is MSG’s Graduate Development Program that aims at providing practical training to graduates across its 3 main divisions.

Yalla Nabda

Yalla Nabda series was a digital program aired across Social Channels and MSG Media TV Channels providing educational content on agriculture and the economics of agribusiness to support those interested in agriculture or the agriculture value chains.

GulfoodxSME

MSG Food provided an SME the opportunity to participate in an international trade show.

Khor Abu Habil

MSG Agriculture supported small-scale farmers in North Kordofan financing production of cotton crop and rehabilitated local ginnery bringing it to operation 60 years after it shut down.

Our Commitments

Empowering Communities, Enriching Lives

In the face of ever growing economic, environmental and social challenges, MSG is committed to not only boost regional agriculture and food security, but to support our communities and value chains in the process.

Our commitments are driven by three main pillars: Sustainability, Enhancing Livelihoods, and Inclusive Business

Sustainability

Objectives

Overview

Projects

Enhancing Livelihoods

Objectives

Overview

Projects

Inclusive Business

Objectives

Overview

Projects

Objectives

30M+

0MT

150,000+

900,000+

280MT

Our Commitments in Practice

Projects

Re-store-ation

ReclaimRain

Re-Tire

Seed2Skill

Merghani Mahgoub Grant

Blue Bag

Objectives

75,000+

21,700

15

150,000+

200,000+

Our Commitments in Practice

Projects

Alhourri IDP Camp

Wad Alhourri Community

Wad Alhourri Secondary School

Khor Abu Habil

Samsam Clinic

Flood Relief

Seed2Skill

Merghani Mahgoub Grant

Objectives

13%

36%

53%

23%

Our Commitments in Practice

Projects

Wad Alhourri Community

Cultiv8

Yalla Nabda

GulfoodxSME

Khor Abu Habil

Our commitments are driven by three main pillars:
Sustainability, Enhancing Livelihoods, and Inclusive Business