Varietal Testing

Varietal testing

Test and select varieties that are most productive and fit with consumer taste

Varietal testing

Test and select the most suitable varieties for the land

Review existing agronomic practices and make recommendation for improvement

Perform varietal testing and selection

Supervise the purification and multiplication of high quality seeds

Train local engineer on good agronomic practices

Our approach to agronomic design

Select varieties that are most productive and fit with consumer taste

Agronomic design

Our approach

Potentially suitable varieties

The table contains some agronomic and cooking characteristics of 20 potentially suitable varieties from a consumer preference perspective (high amylose content, long grained).

There are hundreds of varieties in Vietnam to suit particular agro-ecological conditions, including those resistant to:

•Pests and diseases
•Adverse temperature (too hot or too cold)
•Acidic or saline soil
•Climate change such as droughts, floods
All these varieties are short maturing and high-yielding as the focus in Vietnam is high production output.

We have performed trial growing of many of these varieties in Africa. Therefore we are able to assess the suitability, from an agronomic perspective, of individual varieties. We have adapted the growing technique for each variety to suit the African environment.

How we select the most suitable varieties

Dedicated team of agronomists on the ground throughout all seasons
Team on the ground is supported by Dr. Rice and our Agronomic Advisory Board
Make use of GMX's intellectual property on agronomy including adapting Vietnamese varieties to the African environment
On-the-job training to local engineers. Training could also be conducted in Vietnam (We collaborate with CuuLong Delta Rice Research Institute in the Mekong Delta)