Hygrotech pioneered the development of F1 hybrids in the South African vegetable industry. We supply top vegetable seed and sustainable solutions to farmers locally and internationally.

Starke Ayres is a specialist vegetable, lawn and flower seed supplier, serving the commercial and home gardening markets in South Africa and internationally.

Our mission is to produce, pack, market and distribute quality fresh produce in a sustainable manner, to the satisfaction of our clients and other stakeholders. Approximately 310 kilometers north of Cape Town, in the fertile province of the Western Cape, there is a plateau surrounded by the rugged Cederberg Mountain range. Further north of the town Ceres, aptly named after the Roman Goddess of Fruitfulness, at 1750 meters above sea level, lies the Koue Bokkeveld. Over the past few years, Empella Group - Agriculture division has grown and developed into the Eastern Cape, in the 220km long Langkloof Valley. The Langkloof farms are located in a unique and fertile location and stretch from the Waboomskrel region northeast of George across the length of the Langkloof to Jagersbos near Kareedouw. The expansion allowed Empella Group - Agriculture division to extend their focus on growing high quality fruits and vegetables.