Casterra Ag ships high-oil castor seeds from Brazil and Zambia

In Israel, Casterra Ag Ltd. announced the shipment of its first batch of high-yield, high-oil castor seeds from Brazil and Zambia to its destination in Africa. This shipment, valued at $1 million, is the first step in meeting $11.3M purchase orders from a world-leading oil and gas company, which Casterra received in the second quarter of 2023.

Casterra’s premium castor seeds are developed using Evogene’s GeneRator AI tech-engine and undergo rigorous testing to meet industry standards. These seeds exhibit high-level cleanliness, successfully passed phytosanitary inspection, and have a germination percentage rate of 90%, exceeding the industry acceptance criteria benchmark.