Improved drought tolerant maize improved farmer yields and livelihoods benefiting 5.4 million households in eastern, western & southern Africa (DTMA, STMA)
The Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) and Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA) projects delivered improved drought- and stress-tolerant maize varieties to smallholder farmers. 200+ drought-tolerant (DT) maize hybrids and open-pollinated varieties (OPV) were released throughout DTMA?s lifetime, benefiting 5.4 million households. Under STMA (ended March 2020), MAIZE and partner scientists deployed over 100 stress-tolerant improved maize varieties, thanks to seed company partners providing 110,000 tons certified seed (2019). Eight million+ households planted them on 5 million hectares (2020).
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| Format: | Case Study biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2020-12-31
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| Subjects: | farmers, maize, livelihoods, yields, varieties, households, drought, seeds, hybrids, projects, africa, stress, scientists, certified seed, smallholder farmers, southern africa, case studies, agrifood systems, rural development, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121563 |
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