Our story

Every grain, honoured

Our universe is built from a single particle — a dot, a unit, a fragment. In Hindi, a कण. Kern SeedTech is named after it, to remind us that every single grain deserves care, so that 100% quality becomes a reality, not just a claim.

Fifty years with North India's farmers

1975

Vandana Fertilisers

After the Green Revolution, Ashok Kumar Garg starts serving farmers in Hisar with DAP and urea — then new to the market.

1988

The move into seed

Convinced that seed is the most critical input in farming, he shifts his focus to seed. Even a 1% gain in productivity means a lot to a farmer.

2009

The next generation

Ankit Garg joins the family seed business. Over 15 years he travels every market of North India and helps grow the business 15X.

2021

Kern SeedTech is born

Launched in Hisar with full family support, to deal only in premium seed where quality — not volume — is the core.

2024

Full focus

Ankit steps away from the mainstream family business to give Kern his complete attention.

Today

Seven states, one standard

Field, fodder and vegetable seed for farmers across seven states, a retail-focused distributor network, and Kern Mitra on chat for every farmer.

“We are not here to be number one in turnover. We want to be number one in relationships.”

— Ankit Garg, Founder

What we stand for

1

Quality over quantity

We work in volumes we can personally monitor during production.

2

Serving, not selling

Farmer education comes before product promotion. If we stay honest and useful, acceptance follows.

3

A word is a word

Whatever we commit in the market, we honour — profit or loss.

4

Operate from love

Labourers, growers, staff, distributors and farmers — every person in the chain matters.

Rooted in Hisar

Hisar, Haryana is known for seed production and innovation. Our office is at 33, 1st Floor, New Grain Market, Hisar 125001, and our seed processing factory is near Balaji Hanuman Mandir, Rajgarh–Barwala Highway, NH52 Hisar Bypass, VPO Dhandoor.