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Developing and disseminating stress tolerant maize for sustainable food security in eastern and central Africa
Project
Project code: 81091608
Contract period: 01.03.2007
- 28.02.2010
Budget: 1,000,000 Euro
Purpose of research: Basic research
Goal:
Enhance food and income security and improve human nutrition of resource-poor farming
families and consumers in East and Central Africa
Purpose:
To provide a larger number of small-holder farmers in East and Central Africa region with
sustainable access to seed of improved stress tolerant and nutritionally enhanced maize
varieties that offer significantly greater yields and yield stability under conditions of drought,
low soil fertility and Striga
Section overview
Subjects
- Plant Breeding
- Crop Protection
