ASA Produces 9,303 Tonnes Of Kernels In 2024/25 Production Season
Mr Leo Mavika, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agricultural Seed Agency (ASA)Â
IN A NUT SHELLÂ
👉 The Seed Tonnages Is An Increase Of 106.27 Percent compared To 4,510 Tonnes Produced During 2023/24 SeasonÂ
👉 The Agency Eyes To Heighten Production To The Tune Of 22, 344 Tonnes In 2025/26 SeasonÂ
DODOMA. THE Agricultural Seed Agency (ASA) has produced a total of 9,303 tonnes of seeds for various strategic crops during 2024/25 season, being an increase of 106.27 percent compared to the kernels produced by the Agency during 2023/24 season, at least 4,510 tonnes.
The impressive increase in the seed production tonnages is attributed to brave decision by the state- owned seed Agency to adopt use of contract growers.
Mr Leo Mavika, ASA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) unveiled the improvement today afternoon, Thursday July 10, 2025, in Dodoma Capital City.
He was speaking at a special organized forum which attracted the Contract Growers, Agro-Dealers, Financial Institutions, Agriculture Marketing Cooparative Societies (AMCOS), as well as the Tanzania Fertilizer Company (TFC).
“The contract growers have to a greater extent boosted ASA’s seed producing capacity, and we’re looking forward to keep on heightening performance of he side in the future,” he briefed.
Mr Mavika expressed that so far, the Agency has inked contracts with a total of 102 growers who are producing at different seed estates across the country.
In the next seed producing season of 2025/26, Mr Mavika communicated that ASA is envisioning to produce a total of 22, 344 tonnes of kernels.
“The actual seed demand in Tanzania currently stands at 127,650 tonnes per year, whereby seed adequacy in the country is at 70,000 tonnes,” he detailed.
With ASA expecting to inject a total of 9,303 tonnes in concerted efforts to quench a seed thirst of a total of 127,650 tonnes in Tanzania’s agriculture sector, Mr Mavika said the remaining tonnages will come from the private sector.
With its headquarters based in Morogoro, he said ASA owns a total of 17,000 hactares of land for the production of kernels, saying however, only 13,600 hectares are suitable for the purpose.
“We’re trying to make sobber utilization of the land we have to ensure for professional mass production of seed,” he observed.
Concerning severe effects of climate change which is reportedly to have upsetting agriculture sector in many perspectives, Mr Mavika said the Agency has worked to invest into irrigation schemes at most of it seed estates.
“For example, we have managed to install modern irrigation infrastructures at some of our seed farms, including Kilimi, Arusha and Msimba, whereby plans are afoot to embark on the similar projects at Namtumbo, Mbozi and Mwele farms,” he informed.
He expressed, through the development the Agency is managing to cheat negative impacts of climate change by producing the kernels twice a year, during rainy and drought seasons.
“For instance, in 2025/26 season, a total of over 552 tonnes of seeds will be produced during drought seasons through irrigation,” he said.
To further improve the sector, he said ASA was engaging financial institutions with an eye to ensure the contract growers are provided with vital access to the much- needed capitals to help maximizing their production, producing as well as complying to the set standards.
” It is for this reason this forum features diverse financial institutions for the purpose to link them with the contract growers to chart on viable ways and friendly modalities to acquire capitals,” he insisted.
During the workshop, ASA’s Acting Production Manger, Mr Benjamin Mfupe grilled the farmers on recommended practices for the production of improved seeds.
ABOUT ASAÂ
The Agricultural Seed Agency (ASA) was established under the Executive Agencies Act No 30 of 1997. The Agency was launched in June 2006 as a semi-autonomous body under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives.Â
The Agency took over the responsibilities that were performed by the Seed Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives.
 The aim of establishing ASA is to ensure high quality agricultural seeds are available to farmers at affordable prices.
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