CROPS
Situka
per pack
Situka is a trusted, resilient maize variety widely used by smallholder farmers in dryland farming systems for food and feed security.
Key features
- Open pollinated maize variety (OPV)
- Drought tolerant and farmer recyclable
- Good for intercropping and marginal soils
- Reliable grain and stover yield
- Low input requirement
Benefits
- Can be saved as seed (with isolation)
- Enhances food security
- Tolerates poor soils
- Valued for both grain and livestock fodder
Usage instructions
- Plant at 75 cm × 30 cm spacing
- Apply manure or minimal fertilizer
- Sow with onset of rains
- Harvest when husks turn brown and dry