The New Seed Initiative for Maize in Africa (NSIMA) project was initiated in 2005 in recognition of the vital role that maize seed plays in agricultural development. More than half of the population in southern Africa are ...

The Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA) project is a joint venture between the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), with financial support ...

The goal of the CIMMYT-AusAID-ACIAR Risk Management Project is to increase the productivity and sustainability of smallholder maize-based farming systems in southern Africa by speeding the adoption of productivity-enhancing, ...

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, per capita production of maize and other traditional staples has declined in recent years. The worsening prospects for African agriculture are a prime concern of the Consultative Group on ...

The New Seed Initiative for Maize in Southern Africa (NSlMA) Project has completed the first year of the second phase of funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. This phase of the project supported a ...

The IRMA project is aimed at producing stem borer resistant, locally adapted maize varieties for various Kenyan agro-ecological zones using conventional and biotechnology-mediated approaches, particularly Bt technology. ...

L’expansion rapide des entreprises semencières favorise l’entreprenariat en Afrique. Sur ce continent, ce secteur a vu la montée, et parfois la disparition, d’entreprises semencières nationales et internationales, d’industries ...

Quality Protein Maize (QPM) development and promotion activities have grown tremendously in Africa during 2003. The strong support from the Nippon Foundation is being complemented through synergies with various other ...

O mundo tem visto progressos significativos na luta contra a fome, a desnutrição e a extrema pobreza, embora ainda haja muito a fazer. Ao mesmo tempo, o surgimento e a rápida dispersão da lagarta do cartucho do milho (LCM; ...