Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)

http://www.kalro.org/

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Achievements and next steps discussed at the review meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.

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The Initiative targets a broad range of pests and diseases affecting cereals, legumes, potato, sweet potato, cassava, banana and other vegetables.

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The manual builds on the lessons of a decade of work on MLN management in sub-Saharan Africa by CIMMYT and its partners.

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Varietal trait prioritization is important for balancing commercial realities and farmers’ diverse interests.

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CIMMYT and its partners worldwide continue to work on this complex challenge, so millions of smallholder farmers can protect their crops and feed their families.

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A mock shop helps researchers understand how Kenyan farmers choose maize seed when their preferred varieties are out of stock.

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New equipment will speed up and enhance the accuracy of national breeding processes including seed preparation, data collection and inventory management.

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A ten-year partnership led by CIMMYT and IITA tackles climate-induced risks in maize production, developing and deploying new climate-adaptive varieties benefiting over 8 million households in sub-Saharan Africa.

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CIMMYT is offering a new set of improved maize hybrids to partners, to scale up production for farmers in these areas.

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New lines of CIMMYT-derived maize show increased resistance to maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease. Their rapid adoption, along with sustained monitoring and prevention efforts, are crucial to preventing another outbreak, argues a new report.

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Breakthrough comes after three years of intensive research and trials conducted in Kenya — and during the United Nations International Year of Plant Health — and represents a significant advance in the global fight against fall armyworm.

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National breeding programs prepped to measure – and boost – genetic gains.

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Longtime CIMMYT collaborator Ruth Wanyera nears retirement from an honorable and decorated career in wheat research.

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Need for continuous testing and application of new breeding methods to deliver resilient seed varieties at a faster rate is more important now than ever before.