Uganda
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.
Conservation agriculture works for farmers and for sustainable intensification
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Agriculture leaders of eastern and southern Africa encourage wider adoption of conservation agriculture for the benefit of farmers, consumers and the environment.
Winners of 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Africa announced
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
The five young awardees are advancing change, innovation and research in their communities.
Book launch: Lead farmers in eastern and southern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A new book draws on experiences of men and women farmers across eastern and southern Africa who bravely embraced change to improve their farming methods and the lives and livelihoods of their families.
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.
Maize Lethal Necrosis Diagnostics and Prevention of Seed Transmission
Nutrition, health and food security
Exploring young Africans’ role and engagement in the rural economy
Capacity development
How important is farming relative to non-farm activities for the income of young rural Africans?
How gender equity and social inclusion are improving the lives of rural families in Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Women have the potential to be drivers of agricultural transformation.
