Maize

Projects 29 Mar 2019

Identifying and Developing Improved Tropical Maize Germplasm with Native Resistance to Fall Armyworm in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nutrition, health and food security

Projects 28 Mar 2019

Nutritious Maize for Ethiopia (NuME)

Projects 28 Mar 2019

Nepal Seed and Fertilizer Project (NSAF)

Projects 28 Mar 2019

Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA)

Projects 28 Mar 2019

Mayi Plus

Nutrition, health and food security

Projects 28 Mar 2019

Heat Stress Tolerant Maize for Asia (HTMA)

Climate adaptation and mitigation

Projects 28 Mar 2019

Exploiting the Potential of Genotype Microbiome Interactions to Promote Sustainable Soil Health in Southern Africa

Innovations

Projects 28 Mar 2019

Affordable, Accessible Asian (AAA) Drought Tolerant Maize Project

Innovations

Projects 28 Mar 2019

Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa Seed Scaling (DTMASS)

Capacity development

Projects 28 Mar 2019

Climate Resilient Maize for Asia (CRMA)

Climate adaptation and mitigation

Projects 28 Mar 2019

Agricultural Innovation Program (AIP)

Capacity development

Projects 27 Mar 2019

Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA)

Projects 26 Mar 2019

Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA)

Climate adaptation and mitigation

Press releases 20 Mar 2019

CIMMYT and UAS-Bangalore to establish a maize doubled haploid facility in Karnataka, India

Nutrition, health and food security

Occupying 12 acres of land, the facility is expected to produce at least 30,000 DH lines a year.

Publications 20 Mar 2019

New publications: Biofortification of maize with provitamin A can reduce aflatoxin load

Nutrition, health and food security

This research is especially significant for countries where the health burdens of exposure to aflatoxin and prevalence of vitamin A deficiency converge with high rates of maize consumption.