Kenya Seed Company Limited (KSC) is a state corporation that produces and markets top quality certified seeds with an overall objective of adding value to the farming business and contributing to food self-sufficiency in Kenya and beyond.
The Company was incorporated in Kenya on 2nd July 1956 to initially promote the use of improved strains of pasture seed developed by then , National Agricultural Research Station based in Kitale. Two years later KSC stated an enterprise to produce commercial sunflower for the European bird feed market in order to sustain its financial needs.
In 1979, the Company acquired Simpson and White Law, a company trading in horticultural seed and adopted the brand name “Simlaw Seeds”, which has since distinguished itself as a leading brand in the market. In 2002, Simlaw Seeds was registered as a limited liability company and a subsidiary of Kenya Seed Company Ltd. Its core business is selling and marketing of high quality seeds, pesticides and fertilizers in the East African region. As an expansion strategy into Eastern Africa market , Kenya Seed Company has incorporated subsidiaries namely:
