{"id":420,"date":"2021-09-21T14:43:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T14:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.238.170.140\/seedcogroup\/?page_id=420"},"modified":"2024-01-18T11:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:04:07","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/media\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#sp-ea-88 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 500ms;}#sp-ea-88.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-88.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-88.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-88.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-88.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1715240635\"><div id=\"sp-ea-88\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ex-icon=\"minus\" data-col-icon=\"plus\"  data-ea-active=\"ea-click\"  data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-880\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse880\" aria-controls=\"collapse880\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> Where is Seed Co found and how can we access the Seed Co seed?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse880\"  role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-880\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Seed Co\u2019s Head office is 23km away from Lusaka City Centre, on Mumbwa Road. Seed Co services its customers through depots dotted around the country. There are depots in Lusaka (<a href=\"mailto:sales@seedco.co.zm\">sales@seedco.co.zm<\/a>), Choma (<a href=\"mailto:choma@seedco.co.zm\">choma@seedco.co.zm<\/a>), Chipata (<a href=\"mailto:chipata@seedco.co.zm\">chipata@seedco.co.zm<\/a>), Mkushi (<a href=\"mailto:mkushi@seedco.co.zm\">mkushi@seedco.co.zm<\/a>), Kasama (<a href=\"mailto:mpika@seedco.co.zm\">mpika@seedco.co.zm<\/a>), Kitwe (<a href=\"mailto:kitwe@seedco.co.zm\">kitwe@seedco.co.zm<\/a>), and Mpika (<a href=\"mailto:mpika@seedco.co.zm\">mpika@seedco.co.zm<\/a>). SeedCo has also Sales Agents in Western, North Western and Luapula. Call our Head Office on 0211-846367-70 or visit our website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seedco.co.zm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.seedco.co.zm<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-881\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse881\" aria-controls=\"collapse881\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> Does Seed Co sell yellow maize?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse881\"  role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-881\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Yes! Seed Co has three yellow maize varieties, namely SC 506 with a potential of 6 metric tonnes (120x 50kg bags) per hectare yield and SC602 and SC608 with potential of 13 metric tonnes (260 x 50 kg bags) and 14 metric tonnes per hectare respectively. Yellow maize varieties produce sweet green mealies and are suitable for livestock feed. If one would like to grow it to full maturity, it takes 130-136 days.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-882\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse882\" aria-controls=\"collapse882\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> How can we effectively attain the recommended yield potentials?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse882\"  role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-882\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><p>There is no substitute to the right variety, and that\u2019s why Seed Co always emphasizes on maturity series relative to intended area of production because the water resource is a highly dependent factor. Plant at the right time to optimise water use, provide right fertiliser at the right time and keep the crop weed free and healthy. Once the crop is healthy and well fed to help it achieve its required grain filling, you will get potential yields.<\/p>\n<p>%before shuttering (grain dispersal). Shuttering can be a major cause of field loss. All Seed Co soybean varieties yield between 3 and 6 tonnes per hectare.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-883\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse883\" aria-controls=\"collapse883\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> How is soya beans grown from planting to harvesting?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse883\"  role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-883\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><div id=\"ui-accordion-jquery-ui-filter-panel-3\" class=\"jquery-ui-filter-container jquery-ui-filter-accordion-container ui-accordion-content ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom ui-accordion-content-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-accordion-jquery-ui-filter-header-3\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<p>Get the correct Seed Co variety for your area. Varieties such as SC Safari, SC Samba, SC Semeki and now SC Sepa and SC Squire are stable across environments. Prepare your land to allow for effective seed soil contact at planting. Plant soybean in moist soils when the rain has stabilised, generally between mid-November to mid-December to achieve seed soil contact. Do not late plant soybean because it is day length or light sensitive. Soybean reproductive stage should not be when days are short.<\/p>\n<p>Soybean is a legume and provides excellent crop rotation with maize. One may use fertiliser with some inoculum obtainable with instructions from chemical fertiliser companies. All Seed Co varieties provide some period of not less than three weeks from physiological maturity before shuttering (grain dispersal). Shuttering can be a major cause of field loss. All seed co soybean varieties yield between 3 and 6 tonnes per hectare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-884\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse884\" aria-controls=\"collapse884\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> Is it safe to use herbicides on Seed Co varieties?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse884\"  role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-884\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Commercial farmers use herbicides on Seed Co soybean varieties and have succeeded.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-885\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse885\" aria-controls=\"collapse885\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> Where else can we buy Seed Co maize seed apart from your depots? And how can we know that they are your agents?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse885\"  role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-885\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><p>From our many registered agro dealers spread throughout the country. These have seed Seller\u2019s Licences issued by Seed Control and Certification Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-886\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse886\" aria-controls=\"collapse886\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> How can I become a Seed Co agent?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse886\"  role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-886\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><div id=\"ui-accordion-jquery-ui-filter-panel-6\" class=\"jquery-ui-filter-container jquery-ui-filter-accordion-container ui-accordion-content ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom ui-accordion-content-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-accordion-jquery-ui-filter-header-6\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<p>For one to become an agent of Seed Co, the following are the pre-requisites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A seed seller\u2019s licence (obtained from Seed Control and Certification Institute-SCCI)<\/li>\n<li>A trading licence<\/li>\n<li>A tax clearance certificate from ZRA<\/li>\n<li>Letter of recommendation from the bank stating account details<\/li>\n<li>Possession of a well-ventilated storage facility<\/li>\n<li>Sign a Seed Co stockists contract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-887\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse887\" aria-controls=\"collapse887\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> How much fertiliser do I need to put in my field for Seed Co varieties?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse887\"  role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-887\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><p>It depends on the target yield and soil fertility status. Clay soils are thirsty while sandy soils are hungry. The basic recommended levels are 200 kg basal D\/C plus 200kgs urea per hectare. Note that maize varieties respond positively to increased fertiliser and other crop management factors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-888\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse888\" aria-controls=\"collapse888\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> How many cobs does one kernel produce (giving specifications with varieties)?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse888\"  role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-888\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><p>All our current maize varieties produce a single cob, so one kernel will produce one cob.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card  sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-889\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse889\" aria-controls=\"collapse889\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"ea-expand-icon ea-icon-expand-plus\"><\/i> What is the effect of applying insufficient fertiliser on Seed Co seed?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse889\"  role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-889\"><div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Insufficient fertiliser will give below potential grain yield.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2166,"parent":38,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-420","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":421,"href":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/420\/revisions\/421"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedcogroup.com\/zm\/fieldcrops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}