The Formal Seed System of Maize in Ethiopia: Implications for Reducing the Yield Gap

Table 3

Percentage share of maize hybrids in the national demand for improved seed of maize (source: MoA, unpublished data).

Maize hybrid	Institution/Company	Year of release	Adaptation	2020	2021	2022	Average
Limu/P3812W	Corteva Agriscience™	2012	Midaltitude	28.6	35.7	32.4	32.3
BH661	EIAR/Bako NMRC	2011	Mid to Highland	23.2	17.5	19.6	20.1
Shone/P30G19	Corteva Agriscience™	2006	Midaltitude	16.1	18.7	19.2	18.0
BH540	EIAR/Bako NMRC	1995	Midaltitude	12.9	9.5	10.9	11.1
Damote/P3506W	Corteva Agriscience™	2015	Midaltitude	4.3	7.2	5.6	5.7
BH546	EIAR/Bako NMRC	2013	Midaltitude	2.1	4.6	5.6	4.1
BH660	EIAR/Bako NMRC	1993	Midaltitude	5.8	2.9	2.5	3.7
BH140	EIAR/Melkasa ARC	2013	Low land	4.0	1.6	2.4	2.7
Kortu/P2809W	Corteva Agriscience™	2017	Midaltitude	0.2	0.9	0.3	0.5
BH547	EIAR/Bako NMRC	2013	Midaltitude	0.5	0.2	0.8	0.5
BH545	EIAR/Bako NMRC	2008	Midaltitude	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.3
MH140	EIAR/Melkasa ARC	2013	Low land	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.2
Leku/DK777	Bayer Ethiopia	2017	Low land	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2
Jibat/AMH851	EIAR/Ambo ARC	2009	Highland	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2
BH543	EIAR/Bako NMRC	2005	Midaltitude	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
BH541	EIAR/Bako NMRC	2002	Midaltitude	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1
Shallaa/P2859W	Corteva Agriscience™	2011	Midaltitude	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1
Aba Raya	Syngenta	2006	Midaltitude	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
MH138Q	EIAR/Melkasa ARC	2012	Low land	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1