Maize seed systems
Product Design Teams (PDTs): A client-oriented approach to defining market segments and target product profiles
Capacity development
Working groups for seed systems stakeholders, known as Product Design Teams (PDT), are improving the availability and accessibility of seeds in Africa.
Market segmentation and Target Product Profiles (TPPs): developing and delivering impactful products for farming communities
Capacity development
CIMMYT is actively engaging a wide spectrum of stakeholders to define and harmonize target product profiles across Africa, with farmers at the heart.
Strengthening seed systems with Zamseed
Capacity development
To improve food security in Zambia and Tanzania, CIMMYT and Zamseed join forces to strengthen maize resilience.
Strengthening seed systems emphasized to enhance Bhutan’s seed and food security initiatives
Capacity development
The mountainous Himalayan country is facing a reduction in the production of cereals, and an increase in productivity within the limited arable area is needed.
Nepal maize farmers share vision of a more profitable future with visiting agriculture officials
Innovations
Energized linkages with grain buyers through the Nepal Seed and Fertilizer Project have farmers planning to expand maize cropping.
A seed systems success story
Environmental health and biodiversity
Drought-tolerant maize seed thrives in Zambia through partnerships with the private sector.
Private sector support essential for agribusiness
Nutrition, health and food security
Seed company visit highlights the role private sector can play in accelerating agricultural transformation in Nepal.
Strengthening capacity and building national and regional partnerships in the seed sector
Capacity development
CIMMYT and its partners provide training on hybrid maize seeds to value chain actors from South Asia.
Growing confidence in the maize business
Capacity development
Agricultural businesses are investing in maize to reduce Nepal’s reliance on imports of the crop and to improve the experiences of farmers.
Managing seeds and agricultural losses in the wake of extreme climate events: Lessons from Nepal
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Assessment of floods in Nepal in October of 2021, which affected seed availability, give clues about actions to mitigate the impact of similar climate shocks on smallholder farmers.
Who does what in maize farming in Kenya?
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Study deepens the understanding of women’s and men’s roles in maize plot management to guide gender-responsive maize breeding and seed system interventions.
New direction in research for advancing gender-responsive maize breeding
Capacity development
Research on gender and maize looks to move beyond trait preferences at seed demand more broadly.
When it comes to maize variety choices, can farmers have it all?
Varietal trait prioritization is important for balancing commercial realities and farmers’ diverse interests.
Buying into new seed
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A mock shop helps researchers understand how Kenyan farmers choose maize seed when their preferred varieties are out of stock.
