HARARE, Apr. 2 (NewsDay Live) - Africa's leading seed production and distribution company, Seed Co, recently celebrated its 85th anniversary, marking a milestone in its journey of growth, innovation, ...

German pharmaceutical, biotechnology and crop science company Bayer AG has opened a new maize seed facility in Kabwe, Zambia. Bayer has invested around $35m in the new facility, which will triple ...

Maize seed prices were capped at Sh210 for a 1kg packet, Sh420 for a 2kg packet, Sh2,100 for a 10kg packet, and Sh5,250 for a 25kg packet. Chepsiror said KSC had sufficient seed stock for maize ...

Neil advises using a pre-emergence herbicide after drilling maize to create a clean seed-bed. Once the plants have eight to 10 leaves, the crop can be undersown with grass using a specialist drill.

Warangal: Farmers in Mulugu district are up in arms over poor yield from genetically modified (GM) maize seeds supplied by some multinational firms. Farmers accuse these companies of bypassing ...