Tanzania
African ambassadors to Zimbabwe support improved agriculture technologies
Several African nation ambassadors to Zimbabwe pledged to step up support for improved agriculture technologies.
Harnessing maize biodiversity for food security, improved livelihoods in Africa
Diverse, stress tolerant maize varieties are benefiting smallholders throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
How improved maize gives options to farmers
Improved seeds resilient to drought, disease and other stresses allow farming families to invest more in their livelihoods and children’s futures.
Tanzania seed company increases demand for drought-tolerant maize
Locally adapted marketing initiatives are successfully converting farmers to the high-performing, drought-tolerant maize variety Lubango in Tanzania.
SIMLESA meeting reveals many successes, gears up for phase II
SIMLESA discusses progress, achievements, and ways forward through 2018 at annual meeting.
Millions of smallholders in Africa benefit from climate resilient drought-tolerant maize
At least 40 million smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are profiting from more than 200 new drought-tolerant varieties of maize.
Climate change’s surprising opportunity for East African maize farmers
With the right varieties, future maize yields in East Africa’s highlands could soar as temperatures increase.
African maize farmers get support to mitigate impact of poor soils
As the global community marks World Soil Day, African smallholder farmers are contending with low yields due to low-fertility soils prevalent in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa, affecting food security for 300 million people.
Of maize farmers, coming calves, waxing oxen, and comely camels
The gospel of ngamia. When despite drought, maize becomes a ‘source’ of farm labor and protein, with surplus sold to purchase a calf: “I got so much harvest, and yet I planted this seed very late, and with no fertilizer.”
Zimbabwe and CIMMYT to establish maize lethal necrosis quarantine facility
Government of Zimbabwe and CIMMYT to establish maize lethal necrosis quarantine facility at Mazowe
A modern quarantine facility will be set up in Zimbabwe to safely import materials and proactively breed for resistance against MLN.