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Highlights of 2010: drought-tolerant maize for Africa: better food security and livelihoods
(CIMMYT, 2010)
The Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) Project is jointly implemented by CIMMYT and the IITA, and is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. The project is part of a broad ...
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Drought-tolerant maize for Africa: better food security and livelihoods - Highlights of 2009
(CIMMYT, 2009)
The Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) Project is being implemented jointly by CIMMYT and the IITA, and is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. The project is part of a ...
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Reforming seed sector policies for livelihood improvement in Eastern and Southern Africa
(CIMMYT; IITA, [2009?])
Many poor and marginalized farmers in eastern and southern Africa depend on maize for their livelihoods. Isolated from main market centers, these smallholder farmers recycle their seed, growing the same low-yielding varieties ...
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The DTMA project platform: october-december 2009
(ITTA; CIMMYT, 2009)
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Improving efficiency of maize seed production in Eastern and Southern Africa
(CIMMYT; IITA, [2008?])
Various obstacles have hampered seed production in eastern and southern Africa (ESA). A 2007 sub-Saharan African seed sector survey explores these barriers as well as possible strategies to overcome them and increase ...
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Improving maize seed marketing in Eastern and Southern Africa
(CIMMYT; IITA, [2008?])
Improved seed varieties can drastically help improve the food security and livelihoods of small-scale farm families. However, an unreliable seed deployment system in eastern and southern Africa (ESA) prevents many farmers ...
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Performance of elite drought tolerant maize varieties: across eastern and southern Africa, season 2017-18
(CIMMYT, 2018)
Maize (Zea mays L.) occupies more than 50% of total farmland devoted to crops in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (FAO, 2010). It is the main staple food crop in southern Africa, where it provides the highest caloric intake for ...