New biodegradable tag to help farmers identify fake seeds
Fake maize seeds being destroyed at Eldoret Dumping Site in Kenya on July 14, 2011.It is hoped that a biodegradable tag technology which uses minuscule dots of trackable silk-based labels is the solution to a growing problem of counterfeit seeds. PHOTO | ARED NYATAYA | NMG
A new biodegradable tag that can be applied directly to seeds could help sidestep the pervasive problem of counterfeit seed in the region, saving millions of farmers the agony of losses emanating from fakes.
It is hoped that this new technology which uses minuscule dots of trackable silk-based labels each containing a unique code that cannot be duplicated, is the solution to a growing problem of counterfeit seeds.
