West Africa Variety Catalogue - Syngenta · Plant characteristics: Purple flowers, cream seeds,...

WEST AFRICA VARIETY CATALOGUE 2017

WEST AFRICA VARIETY CATALOGUE2017



Become a distributor of improved varieties

Seeds2B Africa can save you time and money in

strengthening your seeds business by:

• Searching global portfolios of breeders and seed

companies and screening for varieties suited to Africa

• Testing the varieties in a wide trialing network

• Getting you access to new varieties for

commercialization

• Facilitating import and seeds regulatory work

• Advising and supporting you in local seed production

• Providing flexible support to your requests

Contact us to find out more

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More choice, better access

Seeds2B Africa offers:

• A wide choice of high-performing varieties, on behalf

of breeders (characteristics include: higher yielding,

earlier maturing, improved disease and pest

resistance, improved storability, colours, shapes and

other aspects in line with consumer preferences)

• Experienced technical staff in-country

• An extensive trialing network

• Legal and regulatory expertise

• Access to markets, farmer groups and processors

• Regional outlooks on seed market trends and

opportunities

• Capacity to bring complementary technologies to

smallholder farmers, such as vegetable nurseries and

mechanization.


Eggplant


EGG-13Eggplant

Big and round hybrid eggplant

Country of origin: India

Fruit characteristics: round shape, dark purple skin,

no spines

Fruit size: big (250–350 grams)

Special features:

• Very early maturing (first picking just 50 days after

transplanting)

• High productivity on-station and on-farm (21% higher than the

best check variety, on average)

• Suitable for both dry and wet seasons

• Wide adaptability to different soils and environments

• Very good feedback from farmers and consumers

• Part of India-Africa Seeds Bridge


EGG-08Eggplant

Mid-long hybrid eggplant


Fruit characteristics: mid-long shape, dark purple skin,

medium size, no spines

Fruit size: medium (80-120 grams)

Special features:

• Very early maturing (first picking just 48-50 days after

transplanting)





• Very positive feedback from farmers and consumers



Tomato


TOM-09Tomato

Open-field hybrid for year-round production


Fruit characteristics: red, square-round shape


Special features:

• Determinate variety, ideal for staked cultivation

• Early maturing (first picking 60 days after transplanting)



• Tolerant to TYLCV and good tolerance to bacterial wilt


• Wide adaptability to different environments




TOM-25Tomato

Open-field hybrid for year-round production


Fruit characteristics: red, round shape


Special features:

• Early maturing (first picking 60 days after transplanting)

• Performing well - particularly in Mali (25% higher than the best

check variety, on average)

• Tolerant to TYLCV and good tolerance to bacterial wilt


• Wide adaptability to different environments

• Determinate




Okra


OKR-15Okra

A hybrid okra showcasing earliness and productivity


Fruit characteristics: long and thin fruits, attractive shiny

green

Fruit size: 12-14 cm

Special features:

• Very early maturing (first picking just 30-35 days after sowing)

• High productivity (30% higher than market leader, on average)

• Low lignification (fruits maintain quality)

• Strong tolerance to viruses and sucking pests



Watermelon


WAT-13Watermelon

An early and productive watermelon hybrid


Fruit characteristics: oblong green striped, deep red flesh

Fruit size: 6-8 kg

Special features:

• High productivity on-farm and on-station (+15% on average)

• Early maturing (harvest 75 days after sowing)

• Good tolerance to viruses, sucking pests and fruit rot



WAT-12Watermelon

An early and productive watermelon hybrid

Type: Hybrid

Fruit characteristics: oblong green striped, deep red flesh

Fruit size: 5,9 kg

Special features:

• Offers +108% yield on average

• Early maturing (harvest 94 days after sowing)

• Good tolerance to viruses, sucking pests and fruit rot



Potato


IRSH-16Potato

A highly productive early variety for the fresh market

Country of origin: Ireland

Maturity: early

Tuber characteristics: big oblong tubers with yellow skin

and yellow flesh

Special features:

• Medium tolerance to late blight

• Very good quality skin and flesh

• Very good storage capacity

• Performing well particularly in Mali


• Suitable for all cooking recipes (fresh market)


IRSH-17Potato



Maturity: early

Tuber characteristics: big oblong tubers with yellow skin

and light-yellow flesh

Special features:

• Good tolerance to late blight



• Performing well particularly in Senegal




IRSH-19Potato



Maturity: mid-early

Tuber characteristics: big oblong tubers with light-yellow

skin, yellow flesh

Special features:

• Very good tolerance to late blight



• Performing well particularly in Senegal




Maize


MAZ-18Maize

High-yielding yellow maize hybrid


Maturity: 100-110 days

Productivity: big and long cobs with yellow grains

Special features:


local check varieties on average - equivalent to the leading

hybrids)

• Strong and vigorous plants


• Good adaptation to drought and flooding




MAZ-03Maize

One of the first white maize hybrids for West Africa



Productivity: big and long cobs with white grains

Special features:

• High productivity on-station and on-farm (a minimum of 50%

higher than the best local white maize variety)

• Strong and vigorous plants


• Good adaptation to drought and flooding




Sorghum


SGH-06Sorghum

A new OPV sorghum variety from modern breeding

Country of origin: Mali IER

Maturity: 130 days

Plant characteristics: Guinea-type, white-grey grains,

tall plants (230 cm at maturity),

mid-loose panicle

Special features:

• Suitable for areas with 600-800 mm of rain

• Very good for fodder and grain

• Sensitive to photoperiodism

• Resistant to striga and tolerant to drought

• Good feedback from farmers

• Product of Syngenta Foundation breeding investment


SGH-23Sorghum





medium height plants (190 cm at

maturity), loose panicle

Special features:




• Tolerant to striga and drought

• Very positive feedback from farmers



SGH-24Sorghum





tall plants (250 cm at maturity),

mid-loose panicle

Special features:




• Resistant to striga and tolerant to drought

• Positive feedback from farmers



SGH-25Sorghum





medium height (210 cm at maturity),

very loose panicle

Special features:




• Tolerant to striga and drought

• Very positive feedback from farmers



Soybean


SOY-01Soybean

One of the first improved soybean varieties for Mali

Country of origin: Ghana NARS


Plant characteristics: Purple flowers, cream seeds, 50-55cm height

Special features:

• Excellent seed quality

• High and stable yield across many environments

• Tolerant to common soybean pests and diseases

• Resistant to pod shattering (up to 3% shattering)

• Well suited to Malian conditions




Contact

www.seeds2b.org • [email protected]

Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) is a Swiss-based non-profit

organization, which focuses on enabling farmers’ access to the best technology and advice,

raising their yields and linking them to markets.

• SFSA’s global Seeds2B program helps farmers access quality seeds of improved varieties for

the crops they need. SFSA’s Seeds2B program aims to develop seed markets, by scouting for

new promising varieties, providing business planning support, trialing, assisting with

navigating registration procedures, developing equitable variety licensing agreements

between breeders and seed companies, providing technical support for seed production,

and conducting monitoring and evaluation.

• SFSA developed Seeds2B Africa Ltd from its global Seeds2B program, in order to provide an

open offer to trial and develop market linkages for any crop. Seeds2B Africa Ltd acts as a

trialing, registration and relationship broker to identify and make available the best variety

candidates of a wide range of material suitable for the agro-ecologies and markets in Africa.

Seeds2B Africa connects a wide range of public and private breeders and seed companies

(both African and non-African). The purpose is to facilitate the introduction of quality seeds

of improved varieties into the portfolios of African businesses. Seeds2B Africa is currently

active in Senegal, Mali, Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The African Agricultural Technology

Foundation (AATF) implements Seeds2B Africa activities in Malawi and Zimbabwe.

• Inclusion of the publicly-bred varieties in this catalogue result from work undertaken as part

of the Global Development Alliance (PASTTA) between USAID and SFSA.

All efforts have been made to assess the varieties’ potential to the highest standards. However,

SFSA and Seeds2B Africa cannot be held responsible for issues related to varietal performance

or quality of the seeds provided by the varieties’ owners.

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