Loss of Maize Yields Due to Seed Failure
Latest Tanzania agriculture news · Loss of Maize Yields Due to Seed Failure explained · updated Aug 10, 2026 · agriculture news · farmers · crops
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- He said penalties for selling uncertified seed may include fines ranging from 300,000/- to 50m/-, imprisonment, or both.
- A two-kilogramme package sold at 18,000/- was among those that failed to germinate, while some cheaper seeds sold at 8,000/- performed better,” he said.
- MWANZA: SOME maize farmers in Mwanza have raised concerns over poor germination in certain seed varieties, saying they suffered losses during the last farming season.
- A farmer from Magu District, Mr Shimiyu Gose, said some seed varieties failed to germinate while others produced weak crops that resulted in low yields.