Better breeding research and partnerships enable 43 million farmers to access and grow stress-tolerant maize in sub-Saharan Africa

Rapid-cycle breeding to steadily deliver improved varieties to farmers is essential to adapt maize systems to increasing climate variability. So is varietal replacement linked to a farmer-accessible, competitive seed sector. Investment over the past decade has increased breeding efficiency and varie...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Research Program on Maize
Formato: Case Study
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121550
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description Rapid-cycle breeding to steadily deliver improved varieties to farmers is essential to adapt maize systems to increasing climate variability. So is varietal replacement linked to a farmer-accessible, competitive seed sector. Investment over the past decade has increased breeding efficiency and varietal replacement. Over 37 million people benefit from new stress tolerant maize varieties, which cover almost 5.5 million hectares in sub-Saharan Africa. These varieties have demonstrated increased yield and yield stability resulting in greater production and improved livelihoods.
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spelling CGSpace1215502023-03-14T13:31:10Z Better breeding research and partnerships enable 43 million farmers to access and grow stress-tolerant maize in sub-Saharan Africa CGIAR Research Program on Maize research farmers maize climate livelihoods varieties production breeding investment seeds partnerships efficiency africa stress systems sub-saharan africa stability climate variability case studies agrifood systems rural development Rapid-cycle breeding to steadily deliver improved varieties to farmers is essential to adapt maize systems to increasing climate variability. So is varietal replacement linked to a farmer-accessible, competitive seed sector. Investment over the past decade has increased breeding efficiency and varietal replacement. Over 37 million people benefit from new stress tolerant maize varieties, which cover almost 5.5 million hectares in sub-Saharan Africa. These varieties have demonstrated increased yield and yield stability resulting in greater production and improved livelihoods. 2021-12-31 2022-09-12T11:59:32Z 2022-09-12T11:59:32Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121550 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Maize. 2021. Better breeding research and partnerships enable 43 million farmers to access and grow stress-tolerant maize in sub-Saharan Africa. Reported in Maize Annual Report 2021. Outcome Impact Case Report.
spellingShingle research
farmers
maize
climate
livelihoods
varieties
production
breeding
investment
seeds
partnerships
efficiency
africa
stress
systems
sub-saharan africa
stability
climate variability
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
CGIAR Research Program on Maize
Better breeding research and partnerships enable 43 million farmers to access and grow stress-tolerant maize in sub-Saharan Africa
title Better breeding research and partnerships enable 43 million farmers to access and grow stress-tolerant maize in sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Better breeding research and partnerships enable 43 million farmers to access and grow stress-tolerant maize in sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Better breeding research and partnerships enable 43 million farmers to access and grow stress-tolerant maize in sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Better breeding research and partnerships enable 43 million farmers to access and grow stress-tolerant maize in sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Better breeding research and partnerships enable 43 million farmers to access and grow stress-tolerant maize in sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort better breeding research and partnerships enable 43 million farmers to access and grow stress tolerant maize in sub saharan africa
topic research
farmers
maize
climate
livelihoods
varieties
production
breeding
investment
seeds
partnerships
efficiency
africa
stress
systems
sub-saharan africa
stability
climate variability
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121550
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