Catimor 129 is a Catimor line especially common in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, selected by Colombia's Cenicafé.
Catimor 129 is a high-yielding, dwarf/compact Catimor-group variety, a Cenicafé selection of a Colombian Catimor breeding line (Caturra x Timor Hybrid 1343). WCR describes it as resistant to coffee berry disease with intermediate rust resistance, found commonly in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, where it is also called Nyika in Malawi.
Field notes
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Catimor 129 reached Africa in the 1970s via Kenya, where it was one of the female parents of some Ruiru 11 progenies, and Malawi selected it for release in 2006.
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A European Union programme brought Catimor lines to Malawi to replace ageing Agaro and Geisha plantings, and only Cat129 of the five lines showed some resistance to coffee berry disease.
Family tree
Catimor 129 is a cross of Caturra and Timor Hybrid.
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- Arabica Varieties — A global catalog of Arabica coffee varieties from around the world (PDF, rev. Sept 4, 2025) · World Coffee Research
- World Coffee Research variety page: Catimor 129 · World Coffee Research