CIMMYT is happy to announce seven new, improved tropical maize hybrids that are now available for uptake by public and private sector partners, especially those interested in marketing or disseminating hybrid maize seed across Eastern Africa and similar agro-ecologies in other regions. NARES and seed companies are hereby invited to apply for licenses to pursue national release, scale-up seed production, and deliver these maize hybrids to farming communities.
| Newly available CIMMYT hybrids | Key traits |
| CIM23EAPP1-01-07 | Intermediate maturing, white, high yielding, drought tolerant, NUE, and resistant to GLS, TLB, MSV, ear rots, and root & stalk lodging tolerance. |
| CIM23EAPP1-02-12 | Early maturing, white, high yielding, drought tolerant, NUE, and resistant to MLN, MSV, GLS, TLB, ear rots, and root & stalk lodging tolerance |
| CIM23EAPP1-02-13 | |
| CIM23EAPP1-02-15 | |
| CIM23EAPP2-15 | Late maturing, white, high yielding, drought tolerant, NUE, and resistant to MSV, GLS, TLB, rust, ear rots, and root & stalk lodging tolerance |
| CIM23EAPP3-40 | Late-maturing, high-yielding, white maize hybrid, with resistance to GLS, TLB, rust, and ear rots. |
| CIM23EAPP3-42 |
| Performance data | Download the Seven New CIMMYT maize hybrids available from Eastern Africa Breeding Program from Dataverse. |
| How to apply | Visit CIMMYT’s maize product allocation page for details |
| Application deadline | The deadline for submitting applications to be considered during the first round of allocations is 14 May 2025. Applications received after that deadline will be considered during subsequent rounds of product allocations. |
The newly available CIMMYT maize hybrids were identified through rigorous, years-long trialing and a stage-gate advancement process which culminated in the Results of the CIMMYT Eastern Africa Maize Regional On-Station (2023 Stage 4) and On-Farm (2024 Stage 5) Trials On-Farm Trials. The products were found to meet the stringent performance and farmer acceptance criteria for CIMMYT’s breeding pipelines that are designed to generate products tailored in particular for smallholder farmers in stress-prone agro-ecologies of Eastern Africa.
Applications must be accompanied by a proposed commercialization plan for each product being requested. Applications may be submitted online via the CIMMYT Maize Licensing Portal and will be reviewed in accordance with CIMMYT’s Principles and Procedures for Acquisition and use of CIMMYT maize hybrids and OPVs for commercialization. Specific questions or issues faced with regard to the application process may be addressed to GMP-CIMMYT@cgiar.org with copy to Michael Nyagowa (m.omondi@cgiar.org), Program Assistant – Seed Systems & Technology Transfer, Global Maize Program, CIMMYT.
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