KABWE, ZAMBIA — Bayer AG has opened a €32 million ($34.5 million) maize seed facility in Kabwe, Zambia, that will supply 6.4 million Sub-Saharan African smallholders with high-yielding maize seeds in ...

The maize seeds which were available for Rs 2,750 per bag (4.5 kg) are now being sold for Rs 3,500 per bag. An acre of maize sowing requires at least 9 kg of seeds.

Autoflower options like Cookies Gelato, their notable F1 hybrid seeds, such as Epsilon F1 and Milky Way F1 produce reliably large harvests. You can find several classics among their top selling ...

A food crisis is looming in the country if maize ... in seed production technicalities.Members of the Seed Growers Association of Kenya who are contracted by Kenya Seed Company to produce maize ...

Kenya Seed Company hiked maize seed prices in November 2024, leading to social media protests from farmers Following an uproar, the Ministry of Agriculture directed Kenya Seed Company to retain ...

AND THE IDEA IS TO GET PEOPLE TO START GROWING MORE OF THEIR OWN PRODUCE AT HOME. SO THIS IS ONE WAY THAT WE CAN HELP PEOPLE GET STARTED DOING THAT. NATIONAL SEED COMPANIES DONATED THE SEEDS.

It's quite frankly just better than you can get at the grocery store anyway,' Nash said of her home-grown produce. (Submitted by Natasha Nash) Timely sales spike March is the time when seed sales ...

It's quite frankly just better than you can get at the grocery store anyway,' Nash said of her home-grown produce. (Submitted by Natasha Nash) March is the time when seed sales usually taper off ...

In late 2023, Yerka founded Yerka Seeds to complete the development and ... with farmers to supply grain to food science companies or produce silage for dairy cattle. "We want to be nimble and ...

While feminized cannabis seeds produce higher yields and require more than 12 hours of darkness every day to blossom, autoflowering seeds grow buds at a greater pace. One of the first licensed ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Webuye West farmers receive free maize seeds ahead of planting season. (Photo, Juliet ...

Mutahi Kagwe, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, emphasized that small interventions, such as subsidies on seeds and ... of land to produce maize and beans ...