CGIAR works with partners in six major regions to jointly address challenges to food, land, and water systems.
More information about CGIARSeveral factors contribute to the limited use of improved seed varieties in Ethiopia. Among those, on the supply side, is the restricted availability...
Gray leaf spot (GLS) disease is caused by two fungal pathogens, Cercospora zeae-maydis and Cercospora zeina. The current study evaluated 427 elite...
Fusarium head blight (FHB), mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum, is a major wheat disease. Significant efforts have been made...
Hybrid breeding is widely acknowledged as the most effective method for increasing crop yield, particularly in maize and rice. However, a major...
Dryland legumes and cereals are a good food source in Africa's drylands. However, their production is constrained by the limited availability of...
Heat and drought stresses negatively affect maize grain yields. Identification and deployment of high-yielding and stress-tolerant maize hybrids...
The phenotyping needs to be optimized and aims to achieve desired precision at low costs because selection decisions are mainly based on...
Uganda is a secondary centre of diversity of sweetpotato with most farmers maintaining at least four varieties in their fields. However, most of...
