This study documents for 1994-2014 the global use of improved wheat germplasm and the economic benefits from international collaboration in wheat improvement research funded by CGIAR and involving national agricultural ...

Maize is the most important crop for Zimbabwe. Maize production in this country experiences the most frequent and severe fluctuations in southern Africa. Area, yield and production declined by 1.5%, 1.8%, and 3.3%, ...

Maize eclipses all cereals and other staples in Zambia. Drought is the major abiotic constraint to maize production here.

Extension official measuring ear size of longe 10H with her arm, Nalweyo, Kibale district.

The bulk (above 70%) of Pakistan's 6 million tons maize production comes from the Punjab province where farmers use predominately (90%) hybrid maize. However, hybrid covers about 30-40% of the maize area in Pakistan and ...

The need to improve peoples’ livelihoods through maize and wheat research drives CIMMYT’s work. CIMMYT researchers are pioneering the use of big data, diagnosis tools, geographic information systems, remote sensing, software, ...

Frequent droughts in sub-Saharan Africa imply water stress for rainfed agriculture and, ultimately, food insecurity, underlining the region’s vulnerability to climate change. Yet, in the maize-growing areas, farmers have ...

Productivity and production risks affect the use of agricultural production practices and inputs, particularly in developing countries. This paper aims to investigate the effects of adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties ...