Certified seed varieties for Kenya — matched to your altitude zone and soil
ShambaIQ shows KEPHIS-certified and KALRO-approved seed varieties after every fertilizer plan — filtered to varieties that suit your altitude zone, soil conditions, and target market. Below are the varieties in the database for the most common crops.
For a personalised variety recommendation filtered to your exact county and farm, run the free ShambaIQ tool and check the seeds section in your results.
Get seed recommendations for my farm →Maize certified seed varieties24 varieties
H614
HighlandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 180-240 days
Yield: 35-40 bags/acre
Excellent grain quality; tolerant to common blights.
H6218
HighlandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 170-210 days
Yield: 38-42 bags/acre
High yielding; strong stalk preventing lodging.
H513
Medium AltitudeBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 120-150 days
Yield: 25-30 bags/acre
Fast maturing; good performance in transitional climates.
Katumani Composite B
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 90-120 days
Yield: 15-18 bags/acre
Highly drought-tolerant; ensures harvest in low rainfall.
DH04
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 90-110 days
Yield: 18-22 bags/acre
Extremely fast maturing; escapes late-season heat stress.
H625
HighlandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 150-180 days
Yield: 32-40 bags/acre
Frost tolerant; resistant to grey leaf spot and northern blight; suited to cold highlands 1800-2500m.
H6213
HighlandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 150-200 days
Yield: 40-54 bags/acre
High yielding; excellent ear rot and GLS resistance; large cobs; good standability 1500-2100m.
H626
HighlandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 150-190 days
Yield: 40-50 bags/acre
Semi-dent; stays green at harvest for dual grain and fodder use; resistant to GLS.
H628
HighlandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 150-195 days
Yield: 31-50 bags/acre
Late maturity; suited to cold and wet highland conditions 1600-2300m; good disease tolerance.
H629
HighlandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 150-190 days
Yield: 36-45 bags/acre
Good standability; stays green; high potential highland zone 1500-2100m.
H623
MediumBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 120-150 days
Yield: 31-40 bags/acre
Resistant to blight rust and grey leaf spot; good husk cover; medium altitude 1400-1700m.
H516
LowlandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 80-110 days
Yield: 13-22 bags/acre
Drought tolerant; MSV tolerant; suited for coastal and semi-arid lowlands below 1200m.
DH01
DrylandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 90-120 days
Yield: 27-40 bags/acre
Drought tolerant; MSV tolerant; semi-arid adapted 0-1500m; good for low-input farmers.
DH02
DrylandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 90-120 days
Yield: 27-40 bags/acre
MSV and GLS tolerant; drought tolerant; widely adapted to low-medium altitude 0-1500m.
DH03
DrylandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 90-120 days
Yield: 13-22 bags/acre
Drought tolerant; tolerant to leaf diseases; suitable for dryland short second season.
WH403
MediumBreeder: Western Seed Company
Maturity: 120-150 days
Yield: 28-35 bags/acre
Prolific; excellent GLS and rust tolerance; good for silage; medium altitude 1200-1600m.
WH507
MediumBreeder: Western Seed Company
Maturity: 130-160 days
Yield: 27-40 bags/acre
Tolerant to leaf diseases; good standability; widely adapted medium to high altitude 1000-1700m.
Ukamez-2
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 90-110 days
Yield: 21-41 bags/acre
KEPHIS certified; drought tolerant; GLS and MSV resistant; dry mid altitude Eastern Kenya 800-1600m.
Ukamez-1
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 85-100 days
Yield: 18-22 bags/acre
KEPHIS certified; early maturing; drought tolerant; suited to ASALs in Eastern Kenya.
Embu-537
MediumBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 120-140 days
Yield: 28-32 bags/acre
Medium altitude composite; consistent yield under Central Kenya conditions.
KH500-48A
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 90-110 days
Yield: 20-25 bags/acre
KALRO open-pollinated hybrid; heat tolerant; widely adapted in eastern regions.
FAWTH2001
MediumBreeder: CIMMYT/KALRO
Maturity: 130-150 days
Yield: 32-38 bags/acre
MLN-tolerant; developed in response to Maize Lethal Necrosis; KEPHIS listed.
FAWTH2002
MediumBreeder: CIMMYT/KALRO
Maturity: 125-145 days
Yield: 30-36 bags/acre
MLN-tolerant; CIMMYT East Africa release; grey leaf spot resistant.
FAWTH2003
MediumBreeder: CIMMYT/KALRO
Maturity: 120-140 days
Yield: 28-34 bags/acre
MLN-tolerant; combined resistance package; suited to highland Kenya.
Beans certified seed varieties7 varieties
KAT B1
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 60-65 days
Yield: 8-10 bags/acre
Yellow bean; highly tolerant to drought and heat.
KAT X56
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 65-70 days
Yield: 10-12 bags/acre
Red mottled; resistant to bean common mosaic virus.
Chelalang
MediumBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 75-80 days
Yield: 12-15 bags/acre
High yield; resistant to root rot and angular leaf spot.
Nyota
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 65-70 days
Yield: 10-13 bags/acre
Navy bean type; iron-rich; KEPHIS certified; popular in export markets.
KAT B9
MediumBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 70-75 days
Yield: 12-14 bags/acre
Bush bean; resistant to anthracnose and angular leaf spot; good grain quality.
KAT X69
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 60-65 days
Yield: 8-11 bags/acre
Small red bean; heat tolerant; suited to semi-arid lowland conditions.
Kenya Mali (KAT SW-12)
MediumBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 70-75 days
Yield: 11-13 bags/acre
Speckled sugar bean; high market value; widely traded in Nairobi market chains.
Potato certified seed varieties14 varieties
Shangi
MediumBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 80-90 days
Yield: 300-350 bags/acre
Very fast cooking; high tuber density per plant.
Unica
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 90-100 days
Yield: 350-400 bags/acre
Heat tolerant; highly resistant to late blight.
Tigoni
HighlandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 90-100 days
Yield: 350-450 bags/acre
Late blight resistant; well adapted to cool highland conditions above 2000m.
Asante
MediumBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 85-95 days
Yield: 320-400 bags/acre
High yielding; good cooking quality; suited to medium altitude 1500-2000m.
Kenya Furaha
MediumBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 90-100 days
Yield: 340-420 bags/acre
Good taste; disease tolerant; KEPHIS certified; consistent yield.
Kenya Mpya
MediumBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 85-95 days
Yield: 300-380 bags/acre
New release; adapted to Central Kenya highlands; good storability.
Clone IG-70
HighlandBreeder: CIP/KALRO
Maturity: 95-110 days
Yield: 380-460 bags/acre
Virus resistant; developed by CIP for highland Kenya; high dry matter content.
Dutch Robijn
HighlandBreeder: KARI-Tigoni
Maturity: 90-100 days
Yield: 310-400 bags/acre
Classic highland variety released 1960s; high tuber uniformity; excellent crisping quality; tolerant to late blight; short dormancy.
Kenya Baraka
HighlandBreeder: KARI-Tigoni
Maturity: 95-105 days
Yield: 280-320 bags/acre
Oblong/round tubers; resistant to late blight and viruses; good storability; table and chips use; released 1973.
Sherekea
MediumBreeder: KARI/CIP
Maturity: 90-105 days
Yield: 320-380 bags/acre
High yielding; good cooking quality; medium dormancy; suited to highlands 1400-3000m; released 2010.
Lenana
HighlandBreeder: CIP/KALRO
Maturity: 90-105 days
Yield: 320-400 bags/acre
Late blight tolerant; PVX and PLRV tolerant; dry matter 22%; good for French fries; upper highlands; released 2017.
Wanjiku
HighlandBreeder: CIP/KALRO
Maturity: 100-120 days
Yield: 400-480 bags/acre
Extremely tolerant to PVY; late blight tolerant; dry matter 21%; French fries and crisps; 1800-3000m; released 2017.
Nyota
HighlandBreeder: CIP/KALRO
Maturity: 90-105 days
Yield: 280-360 bags/acre
Late blight tolerant; heat tolerant; dry matter 20%; table variety; upper highlands; released 2017.
Chulu
HighlandBreeder: CIP/KALRO
Maturity: 100-120 days
Yield: 280-360 bags/acre
Late blight and PVX tolerant; heat tolerant; dry matter 24%; table and processing; widely adapted; released 2017.
Wheat certified seed varieties2 varieties
KS Mwamba
HighlandBreeder: Kenya Seed Company
Maturity: 130-150 days
Yield: 30-35 bags/acre
Stem rust resistant; strong lodging resistance.
Robin
HighlandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 120-140 days
Yield: 28-32 bags/acre
Consistent performance across environments.
Tomato certified seed varieties2 varieties
Rambo F1
MediumBreeder: Royal Seeds
Maturity: 75-80 days
Yield: 6–7.2 tons/acre
Determinate hybrid; excellent disease tolerance.
Money Maker
MediumBreeder: Simlaw Seeds
Maturity: 80-90 days
Yield: 4–4.8 tons/acre
Reliable open-pollinated variety.
Kale (Sukuma Wiki) certified seed varieties2 varieties
Thousand Headed
MediumBreeder: Simlaw Seeds
Maturity: 60-70 days
Yield: 5–6 tons/acre
Continuous harvesting up to 9 months.
Collard Mfalme F1
MediumBreeder: Royal Seeds
Maturity: 45-60 days
Yield: 7–8 tons/acre
High yielding hybrid; soft large leaves.
Sorghum certified seed varieties2 varieties
Gadam
DrylandBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 100-110 days
Yield: 12-15 bags/acre
Ideal for commercial brewing; highly drought resilient.
Seredo
MediumBreeder: KALRO
Maturity: 110-120 days
Yield: 15-18 bags/acre
Brown grain; excellent bird resistance.
Avocado certified seed varieties2 varieties
Hass
MediumBreeder: KALRO/HCDA
Maturity: 1000-1200 days
Yield: 4.5–6.3 tons/acre
High export demand; rich oil content.
Fuerte
MediumBreeder: KALRO/HCDA
Maturity: 1000-1200 days
Yield: 5.4–7.2 tons/acre
Pear-shaped; great local market demand.
More crops with seed variety data
ShambaIQ also shows certified varieties for these crops after your fertilizer plan:
How ShambaIQ matches seed varieties to your farm
Altitude zone
ShambaIQ uses your county's elevation profile to filter varieties — highland varieties on lowland farms produce poor yields and vice versa.
Breeder
All varieties are from KALRO, Kenya Seed Company, Simlaw Seeds, Royal Seeds, or other KEPHIS-approved breeders. No unverified varieties are listed.
Maturity days
Matched to the typical growing season length for your location. Short-rains farmers in drier zones see faster-maturing varieties ranked higher.
Special attributes
Drought tolerance, disease resistance (e.g. late blight in potato, common mosaic virus in beans), export suitability (e.g. Hass avocado), or premium market attributes are flagged per variety.
Frequently asked questions
Are these varieties KEPHIS certified?
Yes. All varieties in the database are officially certified by KEPHIS or approved by KALRO. Only commercially released varieties with documented performance data are included.
What altitude zone do I need?
Highland (above 1,800m) — Nakuru, Nyeri, Nyandarua. Medium altitude (900–1,800m) — most of Central, Western, Rift Valley. Dryland (below 900m, under 700mm rain) — Machakos, Kitui, Kajiado. ShambaIQ auto-detects your zone from your county.
Can I buy these seeds from agrovets?
Yes. After your fertilizer plan, ShambaIQ shows verified agrovets within 50km of your farm. You can also buy from Kenya Seed Company branches and KALRO field stations directly.
What is the difference between hybrid and open-pollinated?
Hybrids (e.g. H614, H6218) yield 20–40% more but seeds cannot be saved for replanting. Open-pollinated varieties (e.g. Katumani Composite B) can be saved. Both types are listed.