Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
Scaling impact of dryland crops research through regional crop improvement networks
Environmental health and biodiversity
Scientists and stakeholders in Africa are co-designing a network approach to improve and expand dryland crops value chains in the continent.
Groundnut ESA crop improvement network sets regional and country level priorities
Capacity development
Significant discoveries have been made for the potential improvement of production of groundnut in sub-Saharan Africa.
MAIZE partners announce a new manual for effectively managing maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease
Environmental health and biodiversity
The manual builds on the lessons of a decade of work on MLN management in sub-Saharan Africa by CIMMYT and its partners.
Q&A: A decade of improved and climate-smart maize through collaborative research and innovation
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A ten-year partnership led by CIMMYT and IITA tackles climate-induced risks in maize production, developing and deploying new climate-adaptive varieties benefiting over 8 million households in sub-Saharan Africa.
New CIMMYT maize hybrids available from Eastern Africa breeding program
Innovations
CIMMYT is offering a new set of improved maize hybrids to partners, to scale up production for farmers in these areas.
Delivering improved maize seed against all odds
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Ugandan seed enterprise showcases the performance of stress-resilient maize varieties and engages agro-dealers as last mile seed merchants.
Building networks and capacity
Capacity development
AGG partners meet to launch regional networks for eastern and southern Africa and assess capacity development needs.
Reaching farmers in the last mile with seeds they can trust
Capacity development
By working closely with the farmers, Masindi Seed Company puts itself at a strategic position to understand farmers’ preferred traits better.
In the best possible taste
Nutrition, health and food security
Researchers in Kenya and Uganda are incorporating sensory preferences like taste, smell or texture into maize breeding.
Investing in drought-tolerant maize is good for Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Recent impact studies in Uganda and Zambia show that farmers adopting drought-tolerant maize increased their yields significantly and reduced risks of crop failure.
Seeds of hope
Innovations
Stress-tolerant maize varieties are transforming lives in northern Uganda.
Breaking Ground: Tawanda Mashonganyika unites crop breeders and market experts for more impactful varieties
Climate adaptation and mitigation
He supports breeders to design new varieties focused on replacing older products in a specific market.
International coalition keeps devastating maize disease at bay, but risks still linger
Capacity development
Delegates review the third year’s progress of the MLN Diagnostics and Management Project.
