KABAMANOJ F1: High yield and drought tolerant orange maize hybrid

Unleashing the Power of High-Yielding Orange Maize Across Africa!

The new maize variety, KABAMANOJ F1, effectively addresses challenges like drought, disease, and climate change impacts. With a short cycle—105 days for dry grain, 70-80 days for grilled cob, and 85 days for silage—it matures quickly, enhancing its resilience to harsh climatic conditions. Yielding up to 10 tons per hectare, and with a potential of 12 tons per hectare, this protein-rich maize is ideal for both human consumption and poultry farming. Registered with ECOWAS, KABAMANOJ F1 adapts well to African climates, contributing significantly to food security and sustainable agriculture.

This technology is validated.

9•9

Scaling readiness: idea maturity 9/9; level of use 9/9

Project adoption14

Technology integrated in the BRIDEP, AFMPFNSHoA, EFPFP, EFPP, ESFSP, PADCV-PTA, PADDAMAG, Post-Cyclone Recovery Programme, PUPSAN, PURPA, Regenerative agri, RVCTP, SEPAREF, and EFPP(AEFPF) projects.

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170 USD/ha

Operation cost

560 USD/ha

Benefit

IP

Unknown

Problem

Drought and Climate Change Effects:
- Insufficient rainfall and unpredictable weather patterns.
- Increased frequency and severity of droughts impacting maize growth.
Poor Yield:
- Inadequate agricultural practices leading to suboptimal productivity.
- Limited access to high-yielding maize varieties.
Long Maturity Period:
- Extended growth cycles delaying harvest and affecting overall efficiency.
- Challenges in aligning crop cycles with optimal planting seasons.
Pests and Diseases Attacks:
- Vulnerability to pests such as stem borers and diseases like maize streak virus.
- Insufficient pest and disease management strategies.

Solution

Reduced Growth Cycle:
- Short maturation period of 80-100 days, addressing the challenge of long maturity.
High Yields and Cob Characteristics:
- Impressive yields of up to 10 tonnes/ha.
- Substantial cob weight of 160 g and optimal cob length of 26 cm, combating poor yield issues.
Resistance to Stresses:
- Excellent resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, including drought, mitigating climate-related challenges.
Disease Tolerance:
- Robust defense against diseases, addressing vulnerability to pests and diseases.
Nutrient-Rich and Climate Adaptation:
- Protein-rich content enhances nutritional value.
- Specifically adapted to the African climate, aligning with climate change resilience needs.
ECOWAS Registration:
- Officially registered with ECOWAS, ensuring compliance with regional standards.

Key points to design your business plan

For Seed multipliers:

Developing Kabamanoj F1 maize technology opens avenues for market expansion, driving demand and revenue growth. It establishes a pioneering stance in innovation and sustainability, fostering trust among customers and ensuring continuous advancement.

To effectively multiply seeds, stocking up on Foundation or Registered Seed is essential, depending on your role in the seed development process. The technology multiplication process does not entail the purchase of a license.

Potential customers include wholesale distributors supplying retailers, development projects, government agencies, and NGOs. Cultivating robust partnerships with wholesale distributor networks is pivotal for business success.

For Users:

Using Kabamanoj F1 technology enhances crop yields, bolsters disease resistance, and fortifies climate resilience while optimizing costs and offering environmental advantages. Embracing this technology elevates agricultural productivity, reduces expenses, and fosters environmental sustainability.

The cost structure, one Kg price of Kabamanoj F1 Orange Maize, is set at 110 USD/ha average cost of seeds for a farmer.

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Adults 18 and over: Positive high

Its increases yields, which boosts income and provides financial stability.

The poor: Positive high

Its helps lift communities out of food insecurity by providing a reliable crop that thrives in drought conditions.

Under 18: Positive medium

Its improves food security and nutrition for children, as the high yield and Vitamin A content of the maize contribute to better diets and health outcomes.

Women: Positive high

Its enhances their economic resilience, empowering them to contribute more to their households and communities, improving their social standing and financial independence.

Climate adaptability: Highly adaptable

It is specifically designed to perform well in drought-prone areas, making it highly adaptable to changing climate conditions.

Farmer climate change readiness: Significant improvement

It provides a sustainable alternative to traditional maize varieties that may fail during dry seasons, increasing farmers' ability to withstand climate-related challenges.

Biodiversity: No impact on biodiversity

Water use: A bit less water used

Scaling Readiness describes how complete a technology\’s development is and its ability to be scaled. It produces a score that measures a technology\’s readiness along two axes: the level of maturity of the idea itself, and the level to which the technology has been used so far.

Each axis goes from 0 to 9 where 9 is the “ready-to-scale” status. For each technology profile in the e-catalogs we have documented the scaling readiness status from evidence given by the technology providers. The e-catalogs only showcase technologies for which the scaling readiness score is at least 8 for maturity of the idea and 7 for the level of use.

The graph below represents visually the scaling readiness status for this technology, you can see the label of each level by hovering your mouse cursor on the number.

Scaling readiness score of this technology

Maturity of the idea 9 out of 9

Uncontrolled environment: validated

Level of use 9 out of 9

Common use by intended users, in the real world

Maturity of the idea										Level of use
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Project	Countries	Beneficiaries	Budget (USD) & duration	Key figures
BRIDEP Multinational - Projet de Développement Intégré Burundi-Rwanda	Burundi Rwanda	Direct: 120,000	139,09 million 2024 - 2031	6,000 ha marshlands developed 60 km climate-resilient roads rehabilitated 1,700 tons certified produced 22,000 additional jobs created
AFMPFNSHoA Additional Financing to Multinational Programme for Food & Nutrition Security in the Horn of Africa	Somalia	Direct : 100,000	5.4 million 2022–2026	100 tons of certified forage seeds distributed 16,500 farmers access TAAT technologies 30% increase in forage production expected Fodder banks established in 6 locations
EFPFP Emergency Food Production Facility Project	Malawi	Direct: 500,000	20.85 million 2022–2026	70,000 tons fertilizer distributed 2,500 tons certified seeds supplied 500 extension agents trained 300 tablets and 300 motorcycles distributed
EFPP Guinea Emergency Food Production Programme	Guinea	Direct: 35,750 Indirect: 73,800	25.23 million 2022–2024	2,000 tons of rice seeds distributed 750 tons of maize seeds distributed 4,845 tons NPK provide 3,185 tons urea provide
ESFSP Emergency Support to Food Security Project	Guinea-Bissau	Direct: 46,635 Indirect: 69,953	6.5 million 2022–2024	1,253 tons certified cereal seeds 1,350 tons fertilizer provided 32,096 hectares land seeded 37,335 tons additional production expected
PADCV-PTA Projet d’Appui au Developpement des Chaines de Valeurs en soutien au Programme de Transformation de l’Agriculture	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Direct: 900,000 Indirect: 2,000,000	321 million 2024–2029	62,000 tons certified seeds produced 5,200 ha rice fields developed 600 km resilient roads rehabilitated 30,000 people trained
PADDAMAG Project to Support Agropastoral Development, Digitization and Market Access	Guinea	Direct: 5,735 Indirect: 401,450	32.85 million 2023–2029	4,000 ha land prepared 100 km of rural roads rehabilitated 12 processing facilities built 3 collection markets & 2 wholesale markets established
Post-Cyclone Recovery Programme Post Cyclone IDAI and Kenneth Emergency Recovery and Resilience Programme	Mozambique	Direct: 100,000 Indirect: 500,000	58,24 million 2022–2026	100,000 farmers received certified seeds & fertilizers 500 km rural roads repaired 20 bridges repaired 920m irrigation infrastructure repaired
PUPSAN Emergency Production and Food & Nutrition Security Project	Mali	Direct: 35,274	7.04 million 2023–2026	1,027.14 tons certified seeds distributed 2,234 tons fertilizers provided 8,819 ha cultivated land production 11,145.6 tons additional production expected
PURPA Projet d’Urgence pour le Renforcement de la Production Agricole	Burkina Faso	Direct : 210,000 Indirect: 612,000	38.87 million 2022–2024	8,710 tons certified seeds 36,000 tons of high-quality fertilizer distributed 11,350 farmers trained 210,000 farmers have access to emergency climate services
Regenerative agri Multinational - Evidence-based regenerative agriculture to address climate change in Africa	Nigeria Ethiopia	Direct: 200,000 Indirect: 500,000	975,000 2023 - 2026	200,000 farmers targeted 40–60% increase productivity products targeted 30% improvement in livelihoods targeted 20 regenerative conducted per country
RVCTP Additional Financing to the Rice Value Chain Transformation Programme	Gambia	Direct: 20,000	3.5 million 2022–2025	3,000 tons subsidized fertilizer 1,000 farmers trained 20,000 new beneficiaries registered 2 tons peanut seeds purchased
SEPAREF Strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response to Food Crisis	Burundi Comoros Somalia South Sudan	Direct: 40,000 Indirect: 10,000,000	10.56 million 2022–2025	10,000 tons seeds produced 1,600,000 farmers registered on distribution platforms 4,000 training 4 food security models developed
EFPP(AEFPF) Emergency Food Production Project (AEFPF)	Zimbabwe	Direct: 180,000	25.5 million 2022–2026	2 → 4 t/ha increased yields (corn and wheat) 15,000 ha of drought-tolerant corn propagated 60,000 tons of fertilizer distributed 400 000 tons additional expected

Figures in italic are from project plans and may change during implementation.

Countries with a green colour: Tested & adopted
Countries with a bright green colour: Adopted
Countries with a yellow colour: Tested
Countries with a blue colour: Testing ongoing

Countries where the technology is being tested or has been tested and adopted
Country	Testing ongoing	Tested	Adopted
Benin	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted
Burkina Faso	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted
Cameroon	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted
Côte d’Ivoire	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted
Ghana	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted
Guinea	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted
Mali	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted
Nigeria	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted
Senegal	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted
Sierra Leone	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted
Togo	–No ongoing testing	–Not tested	Adopted

This technology can be used in the colored agro-ecological zones. Any zones shown in white are not suitable for this technology.

Agro-ecological zones where this technology can be used
AEZ	Subtropic - warm	Subtropic - cool	Tropic - warm	Tropic - cool
Arid				–
Semiarid		–		–
Subhumid	–	–	–	–
Humid	–	–	–	–

Source: HarvestChoice/IFPRI 2009

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are applicable to this technology.

Goal 2: zero hunger

By increasing maize yields and providing a reliable source of food even in drought-prone area.

Goal 5: gender equality

By empowering women farmers, who are often responsible for maize production in many African communities.

Goal 13: climate action

By reducing the reliance on water-intensive crops and enhancing resilience in the face of changing weather patterns, it supports climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.

Land Prep: Till and clear the land for optimal soil conditions.
Sowing: Plant 20 kg/ha of quality seeds with 0.80m row spacing and 0.20m plant spacing.
Weed Control: Manage weeds for nutrient efficiency and yield protection.
Irrigation: Ensure consistent moisture, especially in dry regions.
Fertilization: Apply fertilizers based on soil analysis and crop needs.
Pest & Disease Management: Employ integrated strategies for pest and disease control.
Harvest: Monitor maturity and harvest when cobs reach optimal size.

Last updated on Jul 2, 2026

UPL
Florent Clair

Commodities

Maize

Sustainable Development Goals Details ›

Subcategory

Yield improvement Drought tolerance Heat tolerance

Value chain step

Production

Solution

Yield Improvement heat and drought tolerance

Tested/adopted in Details ›

Countries with a green colour: Tested & adopted
Countries with a bright green colour: Adopted
Countries with a yellow colour: Tested
Countries with a blue colour: Testing ongoing

Where it can be used Details ›

This technology can be used in the colored agro-ecological zones.

Target groups

Farmers Seed companies

Second Batch of Technologies for economic analysis

KABAMANOJ F1: High yield and drought tolerant orange maize hybrid

Project adoption14

170 USD/ha

560 USD/ha

IP

Problem

Solution

Key points to design your business plan