With over 50% of Zambian children under five vitamin A deficient, Zambia faces a major public health problem. This has resulted in several government intervention programs including vitamin A supplementation and sugar fortification, efforts which will …
Researchers have identified maize parental lines and hybrids with high levels of drought tolerance among the early and the extra-early maturing maize genotypes developed and conserved by IITA.
Over 200 researchers, policy makers, donors, seed companies, and NGO representatives from Africa and Australia gathered in Chimoio, Mozambique, during 17-23 March 2013 for the third SIMLESA (Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Food …
Ug99-tolerant wheat (left foreground), maize grown for grain production (90% of maize is used for poultry/fish feed), and maize grown for popcorn (behind and left of the boys) as seen on Char Jelkhana of the Mymensingh District, Bangladesh. The land on…
