Kenya
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Breaking Ground: Tawanda Mashonganyika unites crop breeders and market experts for more impactful varieties
Climate adaptation and mitigationHe supports breeders to design new varieties focused on replacing older products in a specific market.
Ministry decries decline in food production
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: KBC (3 Apr 2019)
Stephen Mugo says there is a need to mechanize agriculture for improved production.
Maize Lethal Necrosis Diagnostics and Prevention of Seed Transmission
Nutrition, health and food securityIdentifying and Developing Improved Tropical Maize Germplasm with Native Resistance to Fall Armyworm in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nutrition, health and food securityExploring young Africans’ role and engagement in the rural economy
Capacity developmentHow important is farming relative to non-farm activities for the income of young rural Africans?
Solving the “last mile” challenge of maize seeds
Nutrition, health and food securityReaching even the most remote corners of Africa, agrodealers give farmers access to agricultural inputs and services.
How gender equity and social inclusion are improving the lives of rural families in Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionWomen have the potential to be drivers of agricultural transformation.
Drought-tolerant hybrid seed offers farmers reprieve from hunger
Capacity developmentFarmers are reaping the benefits of SAWA hybrid, an improved maize seed variety designed to withstand drought conditions.
Seeds go digital
InnovationsFaster and better-quality certification, a game-changer for African farmers?
International Maize Improvement Consortium for Africa ramps up seed innovations
Capacity developmentCIMMYT launched the consortiumin May 2018, to better engage with a committed set of partners and to achieve enhanced maize yields in Africa.