Fight against fake seeds bearing fruit, says Kephis official

Embu Agriculture executive Annie Nyaga and Kephis Quality Assurance General Manager Simeon Kibet (right) inspect various crops during a farmers’ field day at Rwika in Mbeere South. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard]

The fight against fake seeds is bearing fruits due to the Mulika Mbegu Mbaya campaign by Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) an official has said.

Kephis Quality Assurance General Manager, Simeon Kibet said the level of fake seeds in the market has fallen from 40 per cent when they started the campaign to the current two per cent.