On 02 May 2013, the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) project organized a sensitization workshop for local community leaders, provincial administration members, agricultural extension workers, farmers, and representatives of farmer groups. The me…
CIMMYT breeder Amsal Tarekegne takes visitors through the Improved Maize for African Soils (IMAS) trials at the Southern Africa Regional Office in Harare, Zimbabwe, during the Partners’ Day. To learn more about the IMAS project: http://www.cimmyt.org…
In Hawassa, southern Ethiopia, maize is eaten as corn bread, baked on a big clay plate. This bread, made only with water, maize flour, and salt, is the major food in the area (along with ensete, a starchy food made from the roots of the Ensete
Africa’s fight against Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN), a disease affecting the continent’s most important crop.
The Nutritious Maize for Ethiopia (NuME) aims to develop and promote quality protein maize (QPM) in the major maize growing areas of Ethiopia, including the highlands and the dry lands, to improve nutritional status of children. The project has a stron…
