Seeds & Fertilizers
Maize Seeds
Seed Variety
Our quality maize seed varieties include Longe 6H, Longe 9H, FH 6150, FH 5160, LONGE 5(OPV), MAIZE
MM3(OPV), and LONGE 4(OPV).
Upland Rice
Seed Variety
Description: Upland rice nerica 1 and 4 are popular varieties in Uganda and have a Maturity of 110- 120 days. They are known to be resistant to blast and shattering.
Yielding Capacity: 4-5 mt / ha.
Seed Rate: 75-90kg/ha. Spacing at planting 20cm between rows and 4cm between plants after growth.
BEANS
K132 and Nabe 4
Seed Variety
Description: They are large kidney shaped beans with a red and mottled color, matures in 80 days and is resistant to bean mosaic virus but susceptible to anthracnose disease.
Yielding Capacity: 1.5- 2.0 mt / ha.
Seed Rate: 100kg/ha. Spacing is 50cm x 10cm.
SORGHUM
Sekedo and Epuripur
Seed Variety
Description: It is brown red seeded variety released in 1995 and matures in 100 days. It is resistant to stem borers and moderately resistant to shoot fly. Recommended for both food and animal feed.
Yielding Capacity: 4-5 mt / ha.
Seed Rate: 8kg/ha. Spacing is 40cm x 10cm.
SOY BEANS MAKSOY AND NAMSOY SERIES
Seed Variety
These varieties were released to replace nam 1 and II which were susceptible to rust. Our quality soy seed varieties include MAKSOY 2N, MAKSOY 3N, and MAKSOY 4N.
GROUNDNUTS
Red Beauty
Seed Variety
Description: Oldest variety on the market Popular because of its red color and makes a good sauce.
Matures in 90 days.
Yielding Capacity: 1.5-2.0 mt / ha.
Seed Rate: Spacing is 40cm x 10cm. Seed rate is 80kg/ha.
SERENUT
1,2,3 and 4
Seed Variety
Description: Matures in 100-140 days. Resistant to rosette and tolerant to drought.
Delicious for confectioneries.
Yielding Capacity: 3 mt / ha.
Seed Rate: Seed rate is 80kg/ha. Spacing is 40cm x 10cm.
MILLET
Pese 1, Pese 2,
Seremi 1 and
Seremi 2
Seed Variety
Description: Tolerant to drought.
Matures in 100days.
Yielding Capacity: 2-3 mt / ha.
Seed Rate: Spacing is 4cm between rows. Seed rate is 4kg/ha.
SIMSIM
Sesame 1 and 2
Sesim 1 and 2
Seed Variety
Description: Matures in 100-110 days. Resistant to cerocospora leaf spot, gall midge, lodging. Produces high quality oil.
Yielding Capacity: 1 mt/ha.
Seed Rate: Spacing is 30cm x 10cm. Seed rate is 5kg/ha.
CASSAVA
MM 96/4271
Seed Variety
Description: Resistant to cassava mosaic disease(CMD). Tolerant to cassava brown streak disease(CBSD).
Yielding Capacity: 35-40 mt/ha.
Seed Rate: Plant 7-8 bays of cutting/ acre.
Fertilizers
As a one stop farm supply centre, FICA also stocks fertilizers like DAP, UREA, MAP, TSP, NPKs which are packed in 50kg bags and other fertilizers like Black Magik.
Also in stock are crop protection products like ;
Dursban, Dithane M45, Dithane DG, NurelleD, Gladiator, Fumaphos, Mamba, spintordust, Runner etc.
Agricultural tools and impliments include; Hoes, Pangas, Knapsack sprayers (1ltr, 2 ltr, 5ltr, 16ltr)