Farmers Program in Butajira

In each growing season, one of our company’s approaches to making hybrid seeds accessible to farmers is through demonstrations. Collaborating with ENSP, we effectively show how farmers can enhance yields while maintaining a safe environment by incorporating IMP as a key strategy during demonstrations in various butagira woredas. Throughout these programs, we consistently witness the […]

Field Visit in Arusha

Every year, in response to the needs of our farmers, we attend Bakker Brothers’ field days to select crop varieties suited to our country’s ecology. This year’s field visit experience was truly remarkable. When you treat your farm with the same care and attention as building your house, the result is impeccable! We extend our […]

14 th Agrifex Exhibition

From December 7th to 9th, 2023, Markos PLC made a remarkable presence at the 14th AGRIFEX ETHIOPIA hosted at Millennium Hall. We showcased our top-notch products, connecting with existing valued customers and forging promising partnerships with new allies.

Farmers Training

The best fertilizer and pest management in the world is Farmer’s Footprint! Even though using improved seed (hybrid seeds) is one of the best agriculture practices, without a farmer on his farm, it means nothing. In addition, farmers’ enthusiasm to accept new technologies comes first when addressing sustainability issues in the agriculture sector. This is […]

Field day in Arusha by Bakker Brothers

In February 2023, our partner Bakker Brothers organized a field day in Arusha, Tanzanian. They invited all of their partners from Africa to see and discover potential new varieties that could be a perfect fit for their country.During our visit, we witnessed a very successful full-field day and a well-established Baker Brothers field station. On […]

Watermelon Field Day in Koka

From the total watermelon production area in Ethiopia, Koka takes the biggest share. Farmers in the area started producing watermelon a long time ago, but the production has never been that satisfying since they are using seed that is not hybrid and has an unknown seed source.When we demonstrated our hybrid watermelon called Avallon F1, […]

Tana F1

Hybrid white cabbage with early maturity. Tana is high yielding and is especially suited for warm areas. It has a vigorous growth and an early maturity. Its semi-erect plant allows water to drain well and minimizes fungus development.

Disease Resistance/Tolerance
Intermediate Resistance:
Black Rot (Xcc)
Fusarium wilt (Foc)

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Fruit

Avallon F1

Hybrid Crimson Sweet watermelon with a maturity of 80-85 days. The strong vigorous plant has high continuance and good foliage cover. The fruits are broad elliptic in shape and reach 12-15kg in weight.

Disease Package       
Intermediate Resistance:
Anthracnose (Co)
Fusarium wilt (Fon)

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Fruit

Vigro F1

Hybrid hot pepper with medium-early maturity for open field and tunnel. Vigro has medium-sized fruits, 16x3cm with medium thick walls and medium pungency. Its plant is vigorous and produces high quality fruits throughout the whole season.

Disease Resistance/Tolerance
High Resistance:
Potato Virus Y (PVY:0)

Intermediate Resistance:
Nematodes (Me)

Variety

Plant

Fruit

Venise F1

Hybrid determinate elongated tomato with early maturity. This elongated variety is suitable for both the fresh and processing market. Venise is high yielding, with a concentrated fruit set. The fruits have a semi-jointed attachment. They weigh 120-150gr with thick walls and a brix of 4.8. The plant has very good vigour and the leaves cover the fruits well, shielding them against sunburn.

Disease Resistance/Tolerance
High Resistance:
Tomato Torrado Virus (ToTV)
Fusarium (Fol-2)
Altenaria Stem Canker (Aal)
Verticillium (Va)

Intermediate Resistance:
Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV)
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV)
Bacterial Wilt (Rs)

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Plant

Fruit

Red King F1

Hybrid red short day onion. Red King has top-shaped bulbs.

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bulb