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TAN 254 TAN H600

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Drought tolerant hybrid maize Early maturing110-150 days High yielding 28-32 bags/acre Suited 400 – 1600 m.a.s.l

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Drought tolerant OPV maize Early maturing 105 -115 days High yielding 16-28 bags/acre Suited 400 – 1500 m.a.s.l

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‘Komesha Kiduha’ OPV maize Early maturing 105 -115 days High yielding 18-28 bags/acre Suited 400 – 1500 m.a.s.l

FARMERS’ MOST TRUSTED SUPPLIER OF IMPROVED

CROP SEEDS

VARIETIES

TAN 222 TAN H611

Quality Protein Maize hybrid Early maturing 105 -115 days High yielding 20-30 bags/acre Suited 400 – 1500 m.a.s.l

For more information contact us at: TANSEED International Ltd Plot No 432 DSM Road, Nane Nane Area P.O.Box 1456 Morogoro

Phone: +255 756 250 350 Fax +255 732 930 107 Mobile: +255 784 352 412 or +255 784 348 287 E-mail: tanseed@yahoo.com

OUR MISSION Up-holding scientific and ethical principles of seed development, production, and marketing to guarantee farmers access to reliable and affordable high quality seed of improved varieties; agricultural extension services and other market support services.

OUR MAIZE GENETICS: TANSEED offers unique maize genetics that provide solutions to farmers’ serious maize production constraints and needs; 1.

Drought and Low Soil Nitrogen Tolerant Maize varieties TAN 250, TAN 254 & TAN H600 for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

OUR ACTIVITIES

WHO WE ARE • TANSEED International Limited is a local private seed company with indigenous shareholding • The company is headquartered in Morogoro with substations in Mbeya and Iringa regions.

• It purchased the Government Seed Company of Tanzania, the “TANSEED” - Tanzania Seed Company Ltd, and thus • Acquired qualified senior management staff and an asset base for seed processing, and • A historic 40 years Tanzania National seed brand name of “TANSEED” for seed marketing in Tanzania.

• TANSEED is a well known seed company with great prospects to produce and market seed in Tanzania.

• TANSEED is a signatory to the G8 New alliance for Food Security & Nutrition, and • Global Nutrition for Growth-Beating hunger through business and science.

OUR VISION To become an efficient, ethical and most reliable seed company that delivers affordable high quality seed of improved crop seed varieties to all farmers in Tanzania and neighbouring countries

i) Rice & Maize adaptive research: TANSEED is engaged in rice and maize adaptive research in partnership with National and International research centres (CIMMYT), and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) This has enabled the company to register 5 unique maize seed varieties TAN 250, TAN 254, TAN 222, TAN H600 and TAN H611 and became the first and single national private seed company to commercialize own seed varieties in Tanzania. ii) Certified Seed Production: TANSEED is engaged in contract seed production with individual & group farmers, and institutions with focus on six important food/cash crops: cereal maize & rice; legume pigeon pea & bean; and oilseeds sesame & sunflower.

Iii) Farmer Education and Extension Services TANSEED undertakes seed promotion and training of farmers on the importance of improved seed and good crop management practices using: •

High impact ‘private sector’ approach farmers training technique known as ‘Mavuno Solutions’ • Demonstrations, field days and Participation in ‘Nane Nane’ National Agricultural shows • Electronic media: TV & Radio adverts and programs; and Print media - Leaflets, banners, fliers, etc.

• Innovative high impact promotional methodsLoudspeakers on mobile seed shops, Maize Seed men.

• DistanPrivate seed extension Services using cellphones

2. Strigaway® Maize - Imazapyr Resistant (IR) Maize ‘Komesha Kiduha” variety TAN 222 for control of parasitic witchweed menace in striga infested areas.

3. Nutrition enhanced Quality Protein Maize variety TAN H611 that offers maize farmers and consumers triple benefits of Food, Nutrition and Cash Security.

OUR MAIZE PRODUCTS: TAN 250 • Drought tolerant OPV maize • Early maturing 75 -100 days • High yielding 16-24 bags/acre • Suited 400 – 1500 m.a.s.l