Mercy Wawira, farmer participating in the IMAS on-farm trial in Embu County, Kenya. High fertilizer prices are among the major constraints facing maize farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa. “We apply just a little fertilizer, just the way you would…
Researchers using maize inbred lines have developed two early maturing hybrid maize varieties that have been released by the Malian government to boost maize production. The improved hybrids, which are locally named sanu and mata, are resistant to Stri…
The fourth confined field trial of MON87460, a genetically modified maize variety developed to tolerate moderate drought, recently concluded at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) in Kiboko with promising results. The Water Efficient Maize…
“This project is a rare example of a public-private partnership capable of delivering products to farmers,” said Mike Robinson of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) at the Affordable, Accessible, Asian (AAA) Drought Tolerant…
CIMMYT posted a photo: Franscisca Kanini, technician at the CIMMYT/KARI (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute) research station in Kiboko, Kenya, demonstrates how to effectively trap pollen from the male parent and pollinate the silk of the female par…
