Maize

Features

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The use of corn husk as veneer has helped a town to preserve maize biodiversity, protect the environment and reduce migration.

In the media

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Source: News Ghana (4 Jun 2020)

CIMMYT Global Maize Program Director B.M. Prasanna calls on scientists to help countries in finding faster solutions to the effects of COVID-19 on food security.

News

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Stephen Mugo retires from CIMMYT after more than twenty years of commitment and scientific contributions.

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In the media

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Source: Donne del Food (31 May 2020)

B.M. Prasanna, director of CIMMYT’s Global Maize Program and the CGIAR Research Program on Maize, discusses the viral disease maize lethal necrosis.