MOQ tiers
| Tier | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Trial | 500 kg LCL | — |
| Standard FCL | 1 × 20'FCL ≈ 22 MT | — |
| Programme | 3–6 × 20'FCL / season | — |
Sesbania Seeds Exporter & Wholesale Supplier — 35+ Origins, 80+ Destinations
Kehkashan exports sesbania (Sesbania bispinosa) seeds from origin partners in Pakistan and India — supplied in bulk FCL or LCL with FOB Karachi or Jebel Ali, CFR, or CIF terms to paddy-fallow green-manure and cover-crop programs across 80+ destinations.
- 35+ origins
- 80+ destinations
- ISTA / OECD certified
- LC at sight (USD/EUR)
Reference image. Sample lots and product-specific photography available on RFQ.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Sesbania bispinosa / S. sesban
- Also known as
- Dhaincha, سيسبانيا, сесбания
- HS code
- —
- Common varieties
- Sesbania bispinosa, Sesbania sesban
- Origins available
- India, Pakistan, Egypt
- MOQ
- 1 × 20'FCL
- Pack sizes
- 25 kg PP bag
- Specs
- Purity: 98%, Germination: 80% min
- Lead time
- 14–21 days from PO confirmation
- Incoterms
- FOB Jebel Ali · CFR · CIF · DAP
- Payment terms
- LC at sight · TT · DP
Specification & container math
FOB pricing bands (RFQ)
| Grade | Indicative range |
|---|---|
| Sesbania bispinosa (dhaincha) — Pakistan / India | RFQ — entry tier |
| Sesbania sesban (perennial fodder) | RFQ — mid tier |
Lead times — top destinations
| Discharge port | Transit | Incoterm |
|---|---|---|
| Karachi (Pakistan, FOB) | 0 days | FOB |
| Jebel Ali (UAE) | 4–6 days | CFR / CIF |
| Jeddah Islamic Port (KSA) | 8–12 days | CFR / CIF |
| Dammam (KSA) | 7–10 days | CFR / CIF |
| Mombasa (Kenya) | 14–20 days | CFR / CIF |
- Packaging formats
- 25 kg PP bag
- Container capacity
- 20'FCL: 22 MT
Documentation set per shipment
Every container leaves UAE Free Zone with the document pack below. Additional certificates (Halal, SASO conformity, BRC, organic, FairWild, etc.) are added on request before vessel loading.
- Bill of Lading (BL) — original 3/3 set
- Commercial Invoice — UAE Free Zone issued
- Packing List with lot codes per pallet
- Certificate of Origin (CoO) — Dubai Chamber attested
- Phytosanitary Certificate — origin NPPO
- ISTA Certificate of Analysis (purity, germination, dodder)
- OECD Seed Scheme tag (for OECD-eligible varieties)
- Fall-dormancy declaration (alfalfa / clover only)
- Fumigation Certificate
- GMO / Non-GMO declaration
- Form A (GSP) where applicable
Procurement-team questions
Answers to the questions buyers ask us most often during RFQ and trial-shipment evaluation.
- Sesbania bispinosa or Sesbania sesban — which to specify?
- Sesbania bispinosa (dhaincha) is the annual green-manure / cover-crop species — dominant in India / Pakistan rice fallow, fast biomass, ploughed in at flowering. Sesbania sesban is the perennial multi-purpose fodder species — used in Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda for cut-and-carry dairy fodder, agroforestry alleys, and bee forage. Specify by Latin binomial; common-name "sesbania" alone is ambiguous.
- How does sesbania compare with sunn hemp as a green manure?
- Sesbania bispinosa fixes 80–120 kg N/ha in 50–60 days; sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) fixes 60–100 kg N/ha but is faster (45–55 days). Sesbania tolerates waterlogged paddy fallow better; sunn hemp prefers well-drained soil. South-Asian rice-rice rotations historically prefer sesbania; West-African / Latin-American rotations prefer sunn hemp. We ship both depending on agronomic fit.
- Can sesbania be grazed?
- Sesbania sesban can be cut-and-carry browsed for dairy cattle (8–12% CP, palatable). Sesbania bispinosa is mildly toxic to ruminants — ploughdown only, do not graze. Specify the species clearly; mis-application is a known buyer error. We provide species-specific COA on every lot.
- What seeding rate for paddy fallow ploughdown?
- 20–30 kg per hectare broadcast, no land preparation needed in moist paddy fallow. Stand grows to 1.5–2.5 m in 50–60 days, ploughed in at first flowering for maximum nitrogen contribution. A 22 MT FCL covers 730–1,100 ha. Sowing window in South-Asian paddy fallow is May–early June.
- How long is the seed shelf life?
- Sesbania seed has hard-seededness — viable 18–24 months at 25 °C / 60% RH if kept in PP bags inside dry warehouse. Hot-water scarification (60 °C for 10 minutes) before sowing breaks dormancy and lifts germination from 60% raw to 85%+. Most buyers do field scarification; we can supply pre-scarified lots on request at a small premium.
Related buyer guides & trade briefs
Long-form guides written by the Kehkashan trade desk for buyers and procurement teams scoping origin trade-offs, variety codes, and documentation flows.
trade brief
Cover Crop & Green Manure Seeds — Buyer's Guide 2026
Trade-desk reference for cover crop importers: Sesbania, sun hemp, cowpea — Pakistani and Indian origin economics, ISTA purity bands, biomass and N-fixation specs.
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