Importance of Seed Quality for Maize Farmers Amid Climate Change Challenges
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- According to TOSCI, maize accounted for approximately 93 percent of all certified seeds available in the country during the 2025/26 season, highlighting the crop’s critical role in both the seed industry and national.
- According to TOSCI, the formal seed system currently supplies about 40 percent of the seeds used in Tanzania, while 45 percent come from the informal seed system and the remaining 15 percent from the Quality Declared.
- The appeal was made on Tuesday in Mwanza during the launch of “DEKALB Mafanikio Shambani,” a four-month nationwide campaign aimed at educating farmers on the importance of purchasing certified maize seeds and increasing.
- MWANZA: THE Government of Tanzania, together with seed industry stakeholders, has urged maize farmers to verify the authenticity of seeds before planting to protect themselves from counterfeit and substandard products.
- Bayer Life Science Tanzania Managing Director Mwinyi Sango said climate change has intensified the challenges facing smallholder farmers, making the choice of high-quality, climate-appropriate seed more important than.