Skip to main content

Companies stocking Drought Tolerant Seeds

ANGOLA
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Agropecauria Kambondo CZH0819 Medium Maturing three-way hybrid with excellent drought tolerance Antonio Emílio Faceira Faceira aefaceira@hotmail.com
IIA ZM523 Early maturing OPV Dibanzilua Nginamau
dibanginamau@yahoo.com
BENIN
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Four farmer groups (Pade, Angaradébou, Tobre, Sonsoro Seed Producers)



Ku Gnaayi Extra-early maturing, white dent/flint, Striga and MSV resistant, drought escaping open-pollinated variety Yallou Chabi G. INRAB/CRAN BP 884, Cotonou Republic of Benin   chabiyallou02@yahoo.com +22997164872



Mougnangui Early maturing, white dent/ flint, Striga and MSV resistant, DT open-pollinated variety
Ya Kouro Guora Guinm Early maturing, white dent/ flint, MSV resistant, DT open-pollinated variety
Orou Kpintéké Early maturing, white dent/ flint, MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated variety
Djéma-Bossi Intermediate maturing, white dent/ flint, Striga and MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated variety
IW DC2SYN F2 Intermediate maturing, white dent/ flint, Striga and MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated variety
ETHIOPIA
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Ethiopian Seed Enterprise (ESE) Melkassa-2 OPV, DT, medium maturing, high yielding

Tafesse Gebru
General Manager
P O Box 2453, Addis Ababa
tafesseg004@yahoo.com
+251 116 610874 (office)
+251 911-511553

 

Melkassa-4 OPV, DT, early maturing and good yield potential
Oromia See Enterprise (OSE) Melkassa-2 OPV, DT, medium maturing and high yielding Kedir Nefo
General Manager
P.O. Box 312 code 1250
Addis Ababa kedirnefob@yahoo.com
+251 114662512
+251 913645254
Melkassa-4 OPV, DT, early maturing, better yield potential
Meki-Batu Farmers Cooperative Union (MBFCU) Melkassa-2 OPV, DT, medium maturing and high yielding Etefa Getahun
Manager, MBFCU
etefadiriba@yahoo.com +251 911383935
Melkassa-4 OPV, DT, early maturing with better yield potential
GHANA
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Alpha Seed Company, Savanna Seed Company, Ghana Seed Producers Association Dorke SR Early maturing, white dent/ flint, MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated variety Felicia Ewool
Alpha Seed Enterprises
P O Box 3785 Kumasi
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Patrick Apulla
Savanna Seeds Services Ltd
P O Box E R 42,Tamale
aapullah@yahoo.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Akposoe Extra-early maturing, white dent/flint, MSV resistant, drought escaping open-pollinated variety
EV 99 QPM Extra-early maturing, white dent/flint, MSV resistant, drought escaping open-pollinated QPM variety
Alpha Seed Company, Savanna Seeds Company, M & B Seed Company.

TZE – W POP 99 STR QPM Early maturing, white dent/ flint, MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated QPM variety Felicia Ewool
Alpha Seed Enterprises
P O Box 3785 Kumasi
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Patrick Apulla Savanna Seeds Services Ltd
P O Box E R 42, Tamale
aapullah@yahoo.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Benjamin Kemetse
M&B Seeds and Agro-Services
P O Box 496 Ho, Ghana
bkemetse1@yahoo.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

EV DT-W 99 STR QPM
TZEE – Y POP STR QPM Extra-early maturing, white dent/flint, MSV resistant, drought escaping open-pollinated QPM variety
KENYA
Seed Company
DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Dryland Seed Syokimau Road, Machakos KDV4
KDV2
KDV1
OPV, good husk cover, yield of 12 – 18 bags per acre info@drylandseed.com www.drylandseed.com
+254 44 21449 +254 722 829 287
Freshco Kenya Nairobi KDV1
KDV6
OPV, extra-early maturity, large cobs/stalk (KDV-6) info@freshcoseeds.co.ke www.freshcoseeds.co.ke
+254 20 232 4797
Western Seed Company WH505
WH403
Three-way hybrid, DT and disease resistant

info@westernseedcompany.com www.westernseed.com
+254 722514236/+254 735700121(cell)

Kitale office: +254 54 30232/30994 Nairobi contact: +254 20 890804
P O Box 1022 Kitale, Kenya

MALAWI
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Funwe Farm MH26 Intermediate maturing hybrid Jon Lane
Managing Director
Funwe Farm Ltd
PO Box 2270 Blantyre Malawi
+265 999 965145
+265 888 834976  
jonlane@africa-online.net
Demeter

ZM309 Ultra early DT white flinty OPV Thandize Loti tloti@farmersworld.net

ZM523 Early maturing drought tolerant OPV
ZM623 Medium maturing OPV
ZM721 Late maturing OPV
Peacock CAP9001 Medium maturing three-way hybrid with excellent drought tolerance Felix Elia Jumbe
fejumbe@gmail.com
MALI
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Faso Kaba Seed Company, Société Semencière du Mali Nielleni Extra-early maturing, yellow dent/flint, MSV resistant, drought escaping open-pollinated variety Maimouna Coulibaly
Fasokaba Seed Company, Yirimadio Route De Segou Immeuble Bakary Togola, Bamako, Mali fasokaba@yahoo.fr

Djibril Traore Cooperative Nipagnon (Loutana)   nipagnonloutana@yahoo.com
TZE Comp 3 DT Early maturing, white dent/ flint, MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated variety
AC TZE Comp. 5 -Y Early maturing, yellow flint, MSV resistant, drought escaping open- pollinated variety
Faso Kaba Seed Company, Société Semencière du Mali, Community-based seed producers EV DT 97 STR C1 Early maturing, white dent/ flint, Striga and MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated variety Maimouna Coulibaly
Fasokaba Seed Company, Yirimadio Route De Segou Immeuble Bakary Togola, Bamako, Mali   fasokaba@yahoo.fr

Djibril Traore Cooperative Nipagnon (Loutana)   nipagnonloutana@yahoo.com

Dembele Issa M. B.P. 9336 Imm. Moctar Koni Porte 443- Rue 978 Ngolonina Bamako comptoir2000@afribonemali.net
TZEE-Y STR C4 Extra-early maturing, yellow flint, Striga and MSV resistant, drought escaping open-pollinated variety
MOZAMBIQUE
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Dengo DC1 Early maturing DT white grained hybrid Mauricio Dengo dcsemente@yahoo.com.br
ZM309 Ultra early drought tolerant white flinty OPV
ZM523 Early maturing drought tolerant OPV
Semente Perfeita SM1 Medium maturing drought tolerant hybrid David Mariote mariotedavid@hotmail.com
Lozane Farms MOLOCUE Intermediate drought tolerant white hybrid

Bakir Lozane +258825777711
Av. Vladimir Lenine No.2177R/C, Maputo, Mozambique

+258824094320/+258823064419/ +258845994828
Lozane Farms, Mozambique lozanefarms@gmail.com

NIGERIA
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Forty-nine seed producers in eight villages in North West State, Nine farmer groups in four communities in Borno State, Premier Seed Company, Maslaha Seed Company, Seed Project Company, Manomer Seed Company, All Green Seed Company. 2000 Syn EE-W Extra-early maturing, white dent/flint, Striga and MSV resistant, drought escaping open-pollinated variety Prof Abraham Ogungbile
Premier Seed Nigeria Ltd
Chikaji Industries Estate
Zaria, Kaduna
ogungbileao2000@yahoo.co.uk

Ibrahim Abdulahi
Maslaha seeds Ltd
Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria maslahaseeds@yahoo.co.uk

Lawan Gwadabe No. 47
Buhari Complex, Hadejia Road
Yakaba, Kano
seedproject@yahoo.com

Amos Abba No. 19
Dutse Reme Katsina Road
Funtua, Katsian State
manomaagric@yahoo.com

Yakubu Atar  
All Green Seeds Ltd yakubuatar@yahoo.com
 
Forty-nine seed producers in eight villages in North West State, nine farmer groups in four communities in Borno State, Premier Seed Company, Maslaha Seed Company, Seed Project, Manomer Seed Company, All Green Seed Company 99 TZEE-Y STR Extra-early maturing, yellow flint, Striga and MSV resistant, drought escaping open-pollinated variety.

Prof Abraham Ogungbile
Premier Seed Nigeria Ltd
Chikaji Industries Estate
Zaria, Kaduna
ogungbileao2000@yahoo.co.uk

Ibrahim Abdulahi
Maslaha Seeds Ltd
Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria   maslahaseeds@yahoo.co.uk

Lawan Gwadabe
No. 47 Buhari Complex, Hadejia Road
Yakaba, Kano
seedproject@yahoo.com

Amos Abba No. 19, Dutse Reme Katsina Road, Funtua, Katsian State manomaagric@yahoo.com

Yakubu Atar 
All Green Seeds Ltd
yakubuatar@yahoo.com

Forty-nine seed producers in eight villages in North West State, nine farmer groups in four communities in Borno State, Premier Seed Company, Maslaha Seed Company, Seed Project Company, Manomer Seed Company, All Green Seed Company, Alheri Seed EV DT-W 99 STR Early maturing, white dent/ flint, Striga and MSV resistant, drought drought tolerant open-pollinated variety Prof Abraham Ogungbile
Premier Seed Nigeria Ltd
Chikaji Industries Estate
Zaria, Kaduna   ogungbileao2000@yahoo.co.uk

Ibrahim Abdulahi
Maslaha Seeds Ltd
Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria maslahaseeds@yahoo.co.uk

Lawan Gwadabe
No. 47 Buhari Complex
Hadejia Road, Yakaba, Kano
seedproject@yahoo.com

Amos Abba
No. 19, Dutse Reme Katsina Road
Funtua Katsian State
manomaagric@yahoo.com

Boman Nagari
Seed Nigeria Ltd
Post office (NIPOST) Zaria
P O Box 141  
nagariseedltd@yahoo.com

Yakubu Atar
All Green Seeds Ltd yakubuatar@yahoo.com

Mallam Mohammed
H. Jikur Cooperative Seed Producers Nassarawa ward, Biu
P O Box, 624
jirkuseeds@yahoo.com
Forty-nine seed producers in eight villages in North West, nine farmer groups in four communities in Borno State, Premier Seed Company, Maslaha Seed Company, Seed Project, Manomer Seed Company, Al Green Seed Company, Alheri Seed TZE Comp 3 DT Early maturing, white dent/ flint, MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated variety Prof Abraham Ogungbile
Premier Seed Nigeria Ltd
Chikaji Industries Estate, Zaria, Kaduna ogungbileao2000@yahoo.co.uk

Ibrahim Abdulahi
Maslaha Seeds Ltd
Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria   maslahaseeds@yahoo.co.uk

Lawan Gwadabe
No. 47 Buhari Complex
Hadejia Road, Yakaba, Kano
seedproject@yahoo.com

Amos Abba No. 19
Dutse Reme Katsina Road
Funtua, Katsian State
manomaagric@yahoo.com

Yakubu Atar
AllGreen Seeds Ltd
yakubuatar@yahoo.com

A M Sarki
IAR Seed Improvement Unit
Plant Science Department – IAR
amsarki@yahoo.com
Forty-nine seed producers in eight villages in North West, IAR Pool 16 DT
Forty-nine seed producers in eight villages in North West State, Nine farmer groups in four communities in Borno State, Premier Seed Company, Maslaha Seed Company, Seed Project Company, Manomer Seed Company, All Green Seed Company 99TZEE-Y Pop STR QPM C0 Extra-early early maturing, yellow dent/ flint, MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated QPM variety Prof Abraham Ogungbile
Premier Seed Nigeria Ltd
Chikaji Industries Estate
Zaria, Kaduna ogungbileao2000@yahoo.co.uk

Ibrahim Abdulahi
Maslaha seeds Ltd
Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria   maslahaseeds@yahoo.co.uk

Lawan Gwadabe
No. 47 Buhari Complex
Hadejia Road
Yakaba, Kano
seedproject@yahoo.com

Amos Abba
No. 19, Dutse Reme Katsina Road
Funtua, Katsian State   manomaagric@yahoo.com

Yakubu Atar
All Green Seeds Ltd
yakubuatar@yahoo.com
Forty-nine seed producers in nine villages in North West State, Nine farmer groups in four communities in Borno State, Premier Seed Company, Maslaha Seed Company, Seed Project Company IAR Multicob Early DT Early maturing, white dent/ flint, MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated variety Prof Abraham Ogungbile
Premier Seed Nigeria Ltd
Chikaji Industries Estate
Zaria, Kaduna ogungbileao2000@yahoo.co.uk

Ibrahim Abdulahi
Maslaha seeds Ltd
Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria maslahaseeds@yahoo.co.uk

Lawan Gwadabe
No. 47 Buhari Complex
Hadejia Road
Yakaba, Kano
seedproject@yahoo.com
2000 EV DT-Y STR C4 Early maturing, yellow dent/ flint, MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated variety
2000 Syn EE – W STR QPM CO Extra-early maturing, white dent/ flint, MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated QPM variety
Forty-nine seed producers in eight villages in North West, Premier Seed Company, Manomer Seed Company, Al Green Seed Company DT STR-W C0 Intermediate maturing, white dent/ flint, Striga resistant and MSV resistant, drought tolerant open-pollinated variety Prof Abraham
Ogungbile Premier Seed Nigeria Ltd
Chikaji Industries Estate, Zaria, Kaduna ogungbileao2000@yahoo.co.uk

Amos Abba
No. 19, Dutse Reme Katsina Road
Funtua, Katsian State
manomaagric@yahoo.com

Yakubu Atar
Allgreen Seeds Ltd yakubuatar@yahoo.com

Olafare Richard
No 28/30 Adoka
Housing Ltd, Bukuru, Jos   savannahseedsandlivestock@yahoo.co.uk
IWD C2 Syn F2
Premier Seed Company, Maslaha Seed Company, Seed Project Company, Alheri Seed Company H16-8 Intermediate maturing drought tolerant single-cross hybrid Prof Abraham Ogungbile
Premier Seed Nigeria Ltd
Chikaji Industries Estate
Zaria, Kaduna ogungbileao2000@yahoo.co.uk

Ibrahim Abdulahi
Maslaha Seeds Ltd
Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria   maslahaseeds@yahoo.co.uk

Lawan Gwadabe
No. 47 Buhari Complex
Hadejia Road, Yakaba, Kano   seedproject@yahoo.com

Yakubu Atar
Alheri Seeds Nigeria Ltd
1 MTD Rd, opposite MTD Police Barracks off GRA, Zaria
yakubuatar@yahoo.com
HY02-2
H06-15
HY02-5 Intermediate maturing drought tolerant top-cross hybrid
M0826-1 Intermediate maturing drought tolerant three-way cross hybrid 
M0826-3
M0826-7 Intermediate maturing drought tolerant top-cross hybrid
M0826-11
TANZANIA
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Suba-Agro Trading & Engineering Company Ltd SAH838 Medium maturing, DT white hybrid, with excellent MSV, GLS and NLB resistance

satec2000tz@yahoo.com  www.subaagro.com
P O Box 14702, Arusha – Tanzania
+255 254 8541 / +255 786217666 (Tel)

+255 254 8541 (Fax)

SAH836 Early maturing DT hybrid
SA523 DT, early maturing white-grained OPV
Meru HB513 Intermediate maturing drought and low-N tolerant white-grained hybrid with excellent MSV, GLS and NLB resistant meruagro@yahoo.com
www.meruagro.com
Meru Agro-Tours & Consultants Co Ltd
P. O. Box 13867
Arusha, Tanzania

Tanseed International TANH600 Medium maturing DT hybrid with excellent disease resistance Isaka Mashauri
Managing Director & CEO TANSEED International Ltd
P O Box 140, Njombe, Tanzania
Cell: +255 784 352412
tanseed@yahoo.com 
TAN250 Early maturing drought tolerant OPV
TAN254 Late-maturing OPV
UGANDA
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Naseco Seeds Longe 10H Hybrid, DT, resistant to MSV and TLB nasecoseeds@yahoo.com
+256 776 618 004/5/6/7
Longe 7H High yields, ideal for mid altitude, bred with drought and storage pest resistance. Erect leaves and good lodging resistance. MSV, GLS, NLB and Turcicum resistance.
ZAMBIA
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Kamano Seeds ZM721 Late-maturing White OPV Sylvia Horemans   sylhoremans@yahoo.com
ZM625 Medium maturing white OPV
ZM423 Early maturing white OPV
KAM601 Medium three-way white drought tolerant hybrid with excellent leaf disease resistance
KAM602 Medium three-way white drought tolerant hybrid with excellent leaf disease resistance
ZIMBABWE
Seed Company DT Variety Stocked Characteristics Company contact details
Sandbrite ZM309 Ultra-early white, flinty OPV Obert Randi
obirandi@gmail.com
Progene Seeds PGS61 Intermediate maturing white hybrid with excellent drought tolerance

a.henderson@progeneseeds.co.zw
1A Kent Road Chisipite
P O Box BW1500, Borrowdale Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 4 443828/443931-4 (Tel)
+263 712 415905 +263 772 572600 (cell)
+ 263-4 443 829 (Fax)

Agriseeds AGS41 Early maturing white hybrid

Agriseeds (Pvt) Ltd
5 Wimbledon Drive
Eastlea Harare Zimbabwe
+2634700655/701795/701846 (Tel)
+263773270682 (cell)

ZM527 Drought tolerant early white OPV
ZM309 Ultra early drought tolerant white flinty OPV
Pristine Seeds Ptris601 Medium maturing white hybrid with excellent drought tolerance and leaf disease resistance John Makoni
johnmakoni@yahoo.co.uk

Acronyms

DT Drought Tolerant

GLS Gray Leaf Spot

MSV Maize Streak Virus

OPV Open Pollinated Varieties

QPM Quality Protein Maize