About This Business

Starke Ayres is a leading African specialist and global supplier of premium vegetable, flower, and lawn seed varieties. With over 140 years of experience, the company is committed to doing ethical business and offering sustainable and innovative solutions to its customers. Founded in 1877 in South Africa, Starke Ayres has a sales-network footprint in more than 60 countries across five continents, with ongoing plans for future expansion and innovation. The company's motivation is to feed the planet by breeding the highest-yielding vegetables, which makes their seed the most cost-efficient and of the finest quality for all farmers. Starke Ayres seeds are ISTA accredited, proudly non-GMO, and available to all farmers, big and small. The company also has a home gardening range available at major retail outlets. Starke Ayres has partnered with Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) to supply seed required to improve food security and support their Community Tree Planting initiative. The company is committed to ESG initiatives that improve food security and has established an owl-breeding programme on its farm. With its headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, Starke Ayres is the leading vegetable seed supplier in Africa and a preferred international supplier of premium varieties of seed to professional growers. The company focuses strongly on after-sales service, assisting farmers to successfully grow products that can be taken to market. Starke Ayres has a network of in-house sales representatives and reputable agents worldwide, and its commitment to quality has resulted in its Quality Assurance Laboratory being accredited by the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA).