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Given that most farmers do not know how to tell genuine from fake seeds, unscrupulous dealers are taking advantage of this ignorance to dupe them.
The planting season is fast approaching and seed sellers are at it again — deceiving unsuspecting farmers. Season after season farmers have been complaining about the quality of seeds on sale.
Most seeds have a low germination rate and in some instances they do not germinate at all and farmers have been suffering in silence. This is because the planting season is characterised by high demand for certified seeds against low supply.
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