Iceberg lettuce types are the most widely consumed lettuce type in South Africa. One of the more common misperceptions about lettuce is that the crop is not as taxing on the soil. The crop could be perceived as being less taxing because it is such a fast vegetable...

Sakata Seed Southern Africa (Pty)Ltd announce the retirement of their Managing Director, Mr. Lindsay Campleman, who has been part of the company for more than three decades. Lindsay joined Sakata on February 1, 1992, as Financial Director and served as Commercial...

Momentum F1 Hybrid Sweet Pepper thrived at Inyoni Boerdery in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, this season! These peppers were planted mid-February and harvested at the end of April 2023. Momentum produced very uniform, blocky fruit in this well-maintained open field. What...

Just because a variety is a new introduction to our commercial range, doesn’t mean that we haven’t been working on it for numerous years. It takes quite a few seasons to develop a variety, establish its field resistance, its slot and various other characteristics such...

𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗥𝗢 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢 𝟮𝟯-𝟮𝟰 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗞𝗔, 𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗬𝗔 Sakata was a proud Silver sponsor of the recent Farmers EXPO held at the KALRO grounds, Thika, Kenya. An estimated number of 500 visitors including distributors, farmers, students and government representatives attended the...

July 2023 marks the 110th anniversary of the beginnings of Sakata Seed Corporation. Although the times have drastically changed since 1913, the one thing that has never changed is our “PASSION in Seed.” With gratitude to everyone who has supported us during the past...

Fair Planet is a Non-profit organisation which focuses on increasing food security and to provide new economic opportunities for the millions of people living in poverty in mainly Ethiopia and Tanzania. Fair Planet’s mission is to bridge the current gap between...

The success story continues! One year ago, Kudakwashe at Chitora Irrigation Scheme in Mutoko, Zimbabwe, did extremely well with his Nativa F1 Hybrid carrot production. (See post: https://ecs.page.link/cf8wL)  This year's production achieved even greater results than...

Nativa is an F1 hybrid carrot variety from Sakata that has been a part of the range for many years. This variety is an excellent choice when it comes to summer production. When compared to other varieties planted in the same slot, Nativa is by far the most vigorous!...

On the 23rd of February 2023, after several months of planning and growing some of our most popular varieties as well as our latest additions to the Sakata vegetable seed range, we hosted our Brits Farmers’ Day at Green Grace Farms, Brits, North West. At Sakata, we...

Just look at these beautiful fruits harvested at WHAI Boerdery, Brits, North West. Crispy San* (yellow), Crispy Rass* (red) and Crispy Oro* (orange), our Crispy Sweet Pepper range simply does not disappoint.  Proud grower, Wessel Muller, has been harvesting from this...

Tomatoes has always been one of the most sought after vegetable commodities in South Africa and Africa. One segment of tomatoes that has always enjoyed a lot of attention is the saladette or otherwise known as jam tomato segment. Some consumers describe a saladette as...