Rice Swarna 2

Unleashing Prosperity with Resilient Rice - Medium Cycle, Maximum Yield, Unmatched Quality

Rice Swarna 2 F1 is an improved rice variety engineered for high yields, reaching up to 12 tons per hectare, with a sweet and fragrant aroma. It boasts a high milling percentage above 70% and strong tolerance to Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) and blast diseases. This hybrid seed offers double the yield potential of traditional Open Pollinated Varieties (OPVs), delivering significantly higher returns for farmers. This variety represents a major advancement in sustainable, high-yield rice cultivation across regions in Africa.

This technology is pre-validated.

9•9

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

Adults 18 and over: Positive high

The poor: Positive high

Under 18: Positive medium

Women: Positive high

Climate adaptability: Highly adaptable

Farmer climate change readiness: Significant improvement

Biodiversity: No impact on biodiversity

Carbon footprint: Much less carbon released

Soil quality: Does not affect soil health and fertility

Water use: Much less water used

Problem

Low Yields: Inadequate farming practices and unpredictable climate contribute to suboptimal rice yields, affecting food security.

Insufficient Milling Percentage: Suboptimal rice milling results in economic losses, compromising market value and consumer satisfaction.

Reduced Tolerance to Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB): Vulnerability to BLB poses a significant threat, leading to substantial yield losses and highlighting the need for enhanced tolerance.

Susceptibility to Blast Disease: Blast disease, caused by Pyricularia fungi, remains a major concern. Current rice varieties lack the necessary resistance, resulting in significant crop losses.

Solution

High Yields: Achieving up to 10 MT/ha, surpassing the challenge of low rice yields and enhancing food security.

Optimal Milling Percentage: Boasting a milling percentage above 70%, this variety mitigates economic losses and improves market value.

Robust Tolerance to Diseases: Engineered to resist both Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) and blast diseases, overcoming vulnerabilities in traditional rice crops.

Non-Sticky for Superior Cooking Quality: The non-sticky nature addresses cooking quality concerns, offering a delightful culinary experience.

Elimination of Chalkiness: Overcoming chalkiness issues, ensuring a visually appealing and marketable rice product.

Intermediate Amylose Content: Balancing amylose levels, this variety provides a desirable texture, addressing the challenge of suboptimal rice quality.

Key points to design your program

This hybrid rice technology delivers high yield potential of up to 10 MT/ha under recommended management practices while offering high resistance to bacterial leaf blight and blast. With superior grain quality, high milling recovery (above 70%), non-sticky cooking quality, and strong market acceptance, it is well suited for food security and market-led agricultural development programmes. The technology contributes to SDGs 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-being), 5 (Gender Equality), and 13 (Climate Action) while creating significant income opportunities for women and low-income farmers. To successfully integrate this technology, consider the following key actions :

Secure certified hybrid seed and complementary production inputs required to achieve optimum field performance.
Establish strategic partnerships with Advanta Seeds, national research institutions, certified seed producers, seed companies, extension services, and farmer organizations to strengthen hybrid seed systems and ensure seed quality and availability.
Integrate complementary production technologies, including the RiceAdvice digital advisory tool and mechanized post-harvest equipment such as axial flow threshers, to improve crop management and reduce post-harvest losses.
Strengthen technical capacity by training farmers, extension agents, and seed producers on hybrid rice production, including planting density, fertilization, irrigation management, disease control, and post-harvest handling through demonstration activities and practical learning.
Support market-oriented production by promoting practices that maximize grain quality, milling recovery, and access to premium rice markets.
Promote the participation of women and low-income farmers through improved access to certified seed, technical training, and market opportunities.
Track programme performance through indicators such as yield, grain quality, milling recovery, disease incidence, technology adoption, farmer income, and the participation of women and low-income farmers.

2000 USD

Average gross income /ha

475 USD

Total input costs /ha

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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8
7
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5
4
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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

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	Tested	–Not adopted
Burkina Faso	–No ongoing testing	Tested	–Not adopted
Côte d’Ivoire	–No ongoing testing	Tested	Adopted
Ghana	–No ongoing testing	Tested	Adopted
Guinea	–No ongoing testing	Tested	Adopted
Mali	–No ongoing testing	Tested	Adopted
Niger	–No ongoing testing	Tested	Adopted
Nigeria	–No ongoing testing	Tested	–Not adopted
Senegal	–No ongoing testing	Tested	–Not adopted
Sierra Leone	–No ongoing testing	Tested	–Not adopted
Tanzania	–No ongoing testing	Tested	Adopted