Once again, the 2019 annual Nampo Agricultural and Grain show lived up and exceeded all expectations. SAKATA Seed were there, as always, to participate and share in the success of this phenomenal South African event. The vibrant SAKATA stall was manned by friendly,...

Elisa butter lettuce is a Sakata variety with a lot of growth and vigour. This is a photo of a satisfied Elisa grower based close to Alma, Limpopo. They cultivated this variety both indoors (shade net) and in the open field and were successful in both. Even though it...

Conquistador can be used for year-round production in mild climatic conditions. It is a big framed, large headed variety with excellent yield potential and a good field hold ability. This is a proud grower named Paul, who is very excited for the upcoming harvest of...

For the butternut producer that that would like to produce medium sized butternuts of remarkable quality, Quantum is definitely the answer.  Quantum is the sister line of the very well-known variety Pluto that has taken the market by storm over the past few years. ...

Titan* has only recently been launched into the market place and it is already a sought after butternut variety for both butternut producers and processors.  Titan* is widely adapted to all growing regions of South Africa and the very strong plants and overall vigour...

Once a year an African country hosts a congress for AFSTA, the African Seed Trade Association, inviting members and key stakeholders to discuss global seed issues, network and discover investment opportunities. This year Kenya hosted the event in Mombasa where 430...

Any sweet pepper producer knows that high quality fruit are of utmost importance if he wants to get a good price for his product. For open field production high quality sweet pepper fruit can be a huge challenge where the plants get exposed to fluctuating temperatures...

McDonalds Seeds, Sakata’s distributor in KwaZulu Natal hosted a Brassica Information Day in Boston, KwaZulu Natal during the month of February 2019.  Within the past 4 years McDonalds Seeds in collaboration with Sakata has put a lot of work and effort into identifying...

Ginger McKenzie, from Boston in KwaZulu Natal, is one of many farmers in South Africa that will be including Ares* broccoli in his planting programme from this season onwards.  Over the past few seasons many trials have been done, that focused specifically on...

Sakata recently launched a brand new F1 Hybrid sweet pepper variety that produces high quality fruit in the open field, called Cherokee*.  Cherokee* produces medium-large sized fruit with a smooth surface, shallow shoulders and turns bright red when it ripens. The...

Beet, Falcon has spread its wings over the past few months to proof once again why this is Sakata’s number one summer variety.  This picture of Falcon was taken in the Brits area, well-known for its very hot summer temperatures.  Falcon is an excellent choice for...

Sakata’s broccoli Parthenon has been the market leader broccoli worldwide for the past few years and it is still going strong.  Parthenon has achieved a new level of quality with its exceptional characteristics and versatility.  Its excellent adaptability,...