CIMMYT posted a photo: Felix Twaya, of Lemu, Balaka, Malawi, farms about three acres of land. On one of his 0.1 hectare plots, he has been practicing conservation agriculture (CA) for three years. Previously, he would harvest 7 50 kg bags of maize from…
CIMMYT posted a photo: In a farmer’s field in Malawi, maize grown under conservation agriculture (CA) with a legume intercrop thrives despite scarce rainfall. Felix Twaya, of Lemu, Balaka, Malawi, cultivates maize using CA and conventional practi…
CIMMYT posted a photo: Children pose in a demonstration plot in a farmer’s field in Malawi, where maize is cultivated using both conservation agriculture (CA) and conventional practices so that visitors can compare them. CA offers reliable harves…
In order to define the research priorities for the Seeds of Discovery initiative in maize quality of landraces (a Strategic Initiative of both CRPs MAIZE and WHEAT funded by Mexico), a diverse group of food scientists, chemists, maize breeders, geneban…
Maize under conservation agriculture (CA), with residues of the previous crop visible, on a plot belonging to farmers Jelimoti and Belia Sikelo, where they both practice CA and demonstrate it to other farmers. Visitors to their fields, in Mwansambo ext…
