by SakataMaster | Aug 12, 2018 | General
Sakata, in conjunction with Aqualand (Sakata’s distributor in Namibia) and Metson, recently held a series of Vegetable Workshops throughout the country of Namibia. The first workshop was held at Ruacana and after a drive of a whole 450 km inland the team arrived for...
by SakataMaster | Aug 12, 2018 | General
Floris Smit, a farmer at Otavifontein Boerdery in Otavi, Namibia, is very satisfied with the consistent and excellent performance he gets from Sakata’s cabbage varieties, Grandslam and Optima. Floris says that the Grandslam heads are usually the first to be sold out...
by SakataMaster | Aug 12, 2018 | General
Many beet producers may have thought that their beet crop developed a mind of its own when it starts to produce some crazy, hairy roots with a beard-like appearance. These symptoms can in actual fact be the result of a disease infection called Rhizomania or “Crazy...
by SakataMaster | Jul 9, 2018 | General
Sakata Seed Corporation, of Yokohama, Japan, announces that they have acquired a minority interest in Van Egmond Lisianthus B.V., of Rijnsburg, The Netherlands. Sakata Seed Corporation is the world’s major breeder of Lisianthus cultivars, and Van Egmond Lisianthus...
by SakataMaster | Jun 7, 2018 | General
Pumpkin, Sampson keeps up to its name as a very strong, vigorous grower. Pumpkin producer, Kobus Jooste from Kresby (Pty) Ltd. Doringdraai Koppies in the Free State can vouch for this. Kobus is still very satisfied with the outstanding quality of Sampson and with an...
by SakataMaster | Jun 7, 2018 | General
Natures Garden is a proudly South African owned company producing frozen vegetables for all major retailers. Natures Garden Broccoli producers have been planting Sakata’s Parthenon variety for the past few years and they are still satisfied with the constant...
