Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd.

Industry

Seeds & genetics

Topics

Hybrid seeds & crop breeding

Role

Research / RTO — “…ng across six South African research stations and trial sites in Africa, the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Hungary,…”

Parent / group

Plennegy (Pty) Ltd.

Why it is bioeconomy

Starke Ayres is a long-standing South African company specializing in the breeding, production, and marketing of vegetable, flower, and lawn seeds.

Found via

Equinom; May Seed (May Tohum); Seed Co Limited (ZSE: SEED); Zamseed

Products: African Daisy Mixed Colours; Alyssum Carpet of Snow; Alyssum Mixed Colours; Alyssum Royal Carpet; Antirrhinum Tip Top; Aster Needle Mix; Bee Favourites; Carnation Giant Chaubaud; Cineraria Dusty Miller; Cosmos Candy Stripe

Customers & partners

over 60 countries

Products (website)

African Daisy Mixed Colours · Alyssum Carpet of Snow · Alyssum Mixed Colours · Alyssum Royal Carpet · Antirrhinum Tip Top · Aster Needle Mix · Bee Favourites · Carnation Giant Chaubaud · Cineraria Dusty Miller · Cosmos Candy Stripe · Cosmos Sea Shells · Dahlia Unwin's Dwarf

Read from the company's own website: home · products · production · topic

Subsidiaries: Kombat (Pty) Ltd · Subsidiaries in Kenya, Namibia, and Zambia

• 2026-01-19 Starke Ayres | News, Updates and Magazine-Starke Ayres | Starke Ayres
  Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd. presents itself as a South African agricultural company focused on seed innovation and crop sustainability, offering news, updates, and expert guidance on high-yield, drought-tolerant vegetable seeds and sustainable farming practices.
• 2025-02-28 Farmers undergo educational programme | Kempton Express
  Starke Ayres uses Farmers’ Day to showcase its seed varieties and demonstrate real-world performance of its crops, highlighting the quality and reliability of its seeds to farmers and international visitors. The event, held every two years, emphasizes …
• 2026-09-07 Go Extreme Green with Kynoch TurboGrass! | Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd.
  Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd. promotes TurboGrass as a complete, nutrient-rich lawn fertilizer powered by KynoPlus, designed for extreme greening and thickening with quick results and reduced risk of fertilizer burn.
• 2026-08-06 We're Hiring at Plennegy Group! | Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd.
  Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd. is promoting hiring for Plennegy Group, highlighting that Plennegy is a leading South African agricultural and services group with diverse roles and growth opportunities across agriculture, logistics, and related sectors. The post …
• 2026-05-07 Farming Job Opportunity Has Opened at Starke Ayres – General Worker Vacancies - CAREERTAG
  Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd. is portrayed as a respected, Africa-leading seed supplier offering permanent general worker positions in Oudtshoorn, with opportunities to gain hands-on farming experience in seed production and greenhouse operations.
• 2026-07-22 Starke Ayres Administrative Assistant (Contract) Vacancy | Kempton Park - Edu Feeds-Skills & Career Opportunities
  Starke Ayres (a division of Plennegy (Pty) Ltd.) is a respected Africa-based supplier of premium vegetable, flower, and lawn seeds, offering professional opportunities in administration and laboratory-related roles within a structured agricultural supply …

Ownership & investors 3

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