The CGIAR Research Program MAIZE is an international collaboration between more than 300 partners from the public and private sectors, national institutions, international research organizations and seed companies. This unique partnership seeks to mobilize global resources in maize research and development to achieve a greater strategic impact on maize-based farming systems in Africa, South Asia and Latin America.
Populations in Central America are rising rapidly, but staple crop production seems unable to keep up with increasing food demands.
Scientists mobilize African and Latin American knowledge to protect Asia’s maize. By Vanessa Meadu When the destructive fall armyworm arrived in Asia in the summer of 2018, scientists were not taken by surprise. They had been ...
Carlos Barragan García works on soil fertility as well as inclusive business models for smallholder farmers working in maize agri-food value chains.
Yésica Chazarreta investigates how later planting dates affect the maize production of farmers in Argentina’s main maize growing region.
Lucio and his team developed a new seeder that allows farmers to sow their maize using the same furrow from the year before and leaving behind crop residue on the surface, helping them to implement ...
Jose Esteban Sotelo Mariche is an agronomist from the coastal region of Oaxaca, Mexico with a specialization in food security and rural development.