Farmers Warned Against Buying Uncertified Seeds
Kenya Seed Company Limited Company Managing Director Fred Oloibe has warned farmers against buying seeds from uncertified dealers.
Speaking in Eldoret after holding a meeting with distributors, agents and stockiest of seeds Oloibe said this will ensure that farmers are not conned thus increasing yields.
“I want to call upon farmers from across the country to ensure that they buy seeds from a certified distributor, agents, and stockiest across the country. We urge farmers to only buy from them,” the Kenya seed company Managing director said.
He said they will work round the clock to ensure that farmers get value for their money.
“In addition, the 25kg and 10kg bag have labels that farmers need to ensure that it’s there, 2kg have something that they can scratch and send the number to confirm its genuine. We are working closely with the County government, security agencies to try and get those unscrupulous dealers who want to cheat our farmers,” he added.
Oloibe assured farmers that there is enough seeds during this planting season.
“I want to assure farmers across the country that we have enough seeds during this planting season that our farmers can be able to purchase in good time prepare their land and plant our certified seed,” he advised.
The farmers were also taught new farming technologies to enhance food security and also how to help farmers to produce sufficient seeds.
Uasin Gishu CEC for Agriculture Samuel Yego called on
stockists and agents to stock right and high quality seeds since people are selling uncertified seeds whch are endangering food security.
When you plant fake seeds you plant that little per acre but when
you plant the right seed you are assisting this nation in food security.
”They should lead in selling certified seeds since as those selling fake seeds are among
them, because where else do we buy from .we want farmers to get good seeds,” he said.
He called on the National Government through the Ministry of Agriculture to subsidize the fertilizer prices saying the current price is much higher compared to the cost of production.
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