MayFord Seeds (Pty) Ltd grew out of C. May & Co. which was founded in 1931. This makes MayFord Seeds one of the oldest vegetable seed companies in South Africa. As a four generation family business the company developed a diverse portfolio including seed production, hobby packet seed, professional vegetable, turf and flower seed, vegetable breeding programs and specialised products for the home garden industry. In the late 1960's MayFord became the sole distributor of Sakata's products in Southern Africa. 1973 saw the introduction of the revolutionary hermetically sealed hobby packets which built the MayFord brand to be synonymous with high quality seed in Southern Africa. A decade later, MayFord's highly sophisticated seed laboratory was officially recognised as a government approved testing station. In the middle of the 80's the company transformed its distribution business and now distributes mainly through exclusive companies in South, Southern, Central and ...