Kenya
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Efforts in controlling maize disease boosting steady supply of certified seeds
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: Kenya Broadcasting Company (5 Oct 2020)
CIMMYT and partners are supporting the commercial seed sector to produce seed free from the maize cause of maize lethal necrosis.
Retrospective quantitative genetic analysis and genomic prediction of global wheat yields
Innovations
A new quantitative genetics study makes a strong case for the yield testing strategies CIMMYT uses in its wheat breeding program.
East Africa partners welcome “new era” in wheat breeding collaboration
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Experts from Ethiopia and Kenya join CIMMYT and other partners to renew a long-standing collaboration under the auspices of the new AGG project.
Collaborating to accelerate genetic gains in maize and wheat
Innovations
Tremendous impact is arising from the longstanding cooperation between CIMMYT’s maize and wheat programs and national programs in countries where CIMMYT works.
Reaching women with improved maize and wheat
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The new AGG project aims to respond to the climate emergency and gender nexus through gender-intentional product profiles for its improved seed varieties and gender-intentional seed delivery pathways.
Unique partnership to transform maize breeding and production in Africa
Innovations
Stakeholders take stock of ongoing work to bring farmers superior hybrids using two novel technologies.
Lessons for gender in seed systems
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Workshop participants exchange ideas on expanding opportunities for women in the seed sector.
The future of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
On International Youth Day, CIMMYT captures images of sub-Saharan African youth to celebrate their immense contributions to agriculture, farming systems, service provision and research and development.
Agency unveils seed resistant to disease
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: The Standard (16 Aug 2020)
Kenya Seed Company worked with CIMMYT to develop a maize lethal necrosis-tolerant hybrid.
Work to develop high yielding Striga tolerant maize seed is bearing fruit
Nutrition, health and food security
An early indication of parental lines with potential to tolerate or resist Striga, is showing “light at the end of the tunnel” for farmers battling the nutrient-sucking monster.
“Better, faster, equitable, sustainable” – wheat research community partners join to kick off new breeding project
Nutrition, health and food security
Collaboration, partnership and mutual learning with national partners key focus of new project to accelerate breeding and delivery of improved wheat varieties.
New project to ramp up genetic gains in maize for better livelihoods
Nutrition, health and food security
The new AGG project has a strong focus on more synergistic and supportive partnerships with national programs to help improve the effectiveness of their breeding efforts.
New analysis to help in creating yellow rust resistant wheat
Innovations
Source: World Grain (15 Jul 2020)
CIMMYT scientists perform large genome-wide association study in India, Kenya and Mexico to understand yellow rust resistance in wheat.
Cheap maize sheller saves farmers tens of hours
Innovations
Source: Farm Biz Africa (12 Jul 2020)
CIMMYT research affirms time and cost-saving advantages of sheller for smallholder maize farmers in Kenya.