2026 CIMMYT Maize South Asia Product Announcement

Five new and improved maize hybrids, developed by the CIMMYT Global Maize Program, are available for uptake by public and private sector partners, especially those interested in marketing or disseminating hybrid maize seed across rainfed lowland tropics of South Asia and similar agro-ecologies in other regions. Following rigorous trialing and a stage-gate advancement process and culminating in the 2024 Stage 5 On-Farm Trials, CIMMYT has advanced a total of 5 new elite maize hybrids in 2025 which met the stringent performance criteria for CIMMYT’s South Asia Drought Tolerant (SADT) and Heat-and-Drought Tolerant (SAHDT) pipelines. Phenotypic data collected in Stage 4 and Stage 5 trials for the selected hybrids as well as information about the trial sites are provided in this dataset. These trials were conducted through a network of partners, including NARES and private seed companies in Asia, under various management and environmental conditions.