Kenya
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Identifying 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.
CIMMYT celebrates AWARD’s ten years empowering African women in agricultural research
Capacity developmentThe AWARD program advocates for a more gender-responsive agricultural research ecosystem.
Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during 2019
Nutrition, health and food securityThe maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya, will begin its phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle of 2019 at the beginning of January 2019 and in other four intervals throughout the year. Interested organizations from both the private and public sectors are invited to send maize germplasm for screening.
Q&A: Expanding CIMMYT’s research agenda on markets and business
Nutrition, health and food securityCIMMYT economist Jason Donovan discusses the role of seed companies and food markets.