Sakata Seed Southern Africa is celebrating its biggest Open Days event yet. In February 2020 Sakata hosted a four-day event at their Head Office in Lanseria, Johannesburg. Visitors included commercial vegetable producers, retailers, students, small-scale farmers as...

For many years now Pluto has been the number one selling butternut variety in South Africa. These photos were taken at Modelpak in the Brits area, and they are pleased with the high yields and excellent uniformity that Pluto gives. In the photos, you can see how...

Twister was selected by Sakata for its exceptional wrap and ability to withstand extreme heat. Excellent head quality and white curds were obtained on a farm in Grootsorgfontein, Western Cape, even though the area has been struggling with extreme drought as well as...

Tentacion is a medium maturing variety and produces cylindrical, uniform and smooth roots with a bright orange external and medium orange internal root colour. This can be seen at Drooge Vallei Aartappels in the Sandveld, Western Cape. Tentacion is ideal for the...

Dawie Rothmann – from Rothmann Boerdery in Brits (North-West) can be seen here in one of his many Optima cabbage fields. Dawie is an excellent vegetable farmer, growing not only cabbages but tomatoes, carrots, peppers, and onions (to name only a few). Because of his...

Benedict Nsenane is a very successful vegetable farmer in the Nwanedi area in Limpopo, growing amongst other things pumpkin, tomato, watermelon, and butternuts. This season he planted Barnacle Bill, an F1 hybrid Hubbard squash from Sakata. He was very satisfied with...