FHIA-01 or Goldi (Local name):

Type of material: Hybrid

ITC number:0504

Tolerance to pests and diseases:

Among the first FHIAs that were introduced in Kagera (FHIA-01, FHIA-02 and FHIA-03), FHIA-01 is the best in terms of resistance to pests and diseases and only few incidences of unidentified attacks have been recorded.


General acceptance and performance:

This variety has been adopted as a cooking type (95%) but has a relatively acid and bitter taste as compared to other varieties. The variety is picking up mainly due to its good performance in terms of yield and its resistance to pests, diseases and drought. Some farmers use it also as a brewing type.

The average bunch weight is 20 Kg with a minimum and maximum recorded weight of 4 and 72 Kg respectively (see graph - 519 bunches harvested).


Direct and indirect diffusion:

FHIA-01 has been introduced for the first time by ARI-Maruku (Agricultural Research Institute) in 1995 in the Kagera region. In 1997, KCDP started multiplying massively this variety. A total of 2,487 in-vitro plants have been received from KULeuven till today. 32,037 plants have been directly diffused till December 2001. 73,986 plants have been indirectly diffused so far on the minimum hypothesis that one plant produces 2 suckers every year. This brings the total diffusion of FHIA-01 to 106,023 plants in March 2001.