by Sakata Webmaster | Sep 9, 2016 | General
In January 2016, the Expedition Commander on the International Space Station, Scott Kelly, tweeted a picture of a blooming zinnia. The blooming variety was none other than Sakata’s Zinnia Profusion Orange, an All American Gold Award winner that became the first...
by Sakata Webmaster | Sep 9, 2016 | General
Sakata is very excited to launch a brand new long shelf life (LSL) sweet melon, called Majestic, that can take the market by storm! Majestic is an Eastern Shipper sweet melon with excellent internal quality and very long shelf life. The flesh texture is very firm,...
by Sakata Webmaster | Sep 9, 2016 | General
Spring is in the air and there is no better time to start planting all your favourite flowers. We all know that vegetables keep us healthy, but in today’s stressful environment we also need flowers to nourish our souls. Sakata is not only a vegetable company but also...
by Sakata Webmaster | Aug 10, 2016 | General
A field filled with Sampson pumpkins as far as the eye can see … Rhyno Du Preez, the pumpkin producer and satisfied Sakata client, has planted this field of Sampson in the Eastern Cape and will start harvesting soon. Sampson is a strong, vigorous grower with an...
by Sakata Webmaster | Aug 10, 2016 | General
Rwanda has got off to a slow start with regard to hybrid seed adoption, but they are starting to see the benefits and use hybrid seed more and more. The local farmers are also getting more interested in hybrids. Simlaw Seeds (a Sakata Seed distributor in Kenya) has...