Kenya Seed disadvantaged as government cancels new maize price hikes

The 2025 planting season has arrived, and both seed and commercial maize farmers are concerned whether the proceeds from last year’s harvest will sustain production, especially given the recent 30% price increase by seed companies. Seed maize growers, who had already signed contracts with the State-controlled Kenya Seed Company (KSC) for the current season at…

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Kenya Seed Company director Sammy Chepsiror

Kenya Seed Company admits there is a shortage of maize seeds in the country

Kenya Seed Company has admitted that indeed there was a shortage of maize seed  in the country. The company director Sammy Chepsiror informed the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, which is probing the causes of shortage and increase in maize seeds prices that the shortage was as a result of general increase in…

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Kenya Seed Company MD Sammy Chepsiror when he appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock./ Photo courtesy

Kenya Seed MD blames subsidized fertilizer for shortage of maize seed in the country

Kenya Seed Company Managing Director Sammy Chepsiror has admitted that there was a shortage of maize seed in the country this year, blaming it subsidized fertilizer by the government. Speaking when he appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock yesterday to answer questions over the shortage of maize seed during the last…

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