Maize varieties developed and released with support from MAIZE

varieties by
grain color

varieties by
cultivar type

traits combined on
single variety

Percentage of varieties
released with given trait

93%
Drought Tolerance
95%
Gray Leaf Spot Resistance
9%
Heat Tolerance
29%
Maize Lethal Necrosis
20%
Maize Streak Virus Resistance
2%
N Use Efficiency
9%
Striga Tolerance
91%
Turcicum Leaf Blight Resistance
  • Orange MaizeOrange
  • White MaizeWhite
  • Yellow MaizeYellow
  • HybridHybrid
  • Open Pollinated VarietyOpen Pollinated Variety
  • 11
  • 22
  • 3 - 53 - 5
  • + 6+ 6
research projects funded
the total budget granted
Improving the livelihood of agricultural communities in Lower Shebelle region of Somalia through testing and dissemination of improved technologies-maize tolerant hybrids.
Budget$52,500 Years2013-2015
Variety release of Dt Hybrid varieties
Budget$73,914 Years2015-2016
Ex-ante assessment of Agronomic and Economic benefits of fertilizer use in maize production under variable farm,climatic and soil fertility conditions in Kenya and Zimbabwe
Budget$66,845 Years2013-2017
Evaluation of maize germpalsm resistant to Striga weed in Western Kenya
Budget$45,486 Years2014-2015
Breeding of maize genotypes for resistance to aflatoxins and fumonisins in Eastern and Southern Africa
Budget$42,373 Years2013-2015
Assessments of the maize situation, outlook and investment opportunities in Eastern and Southern Africa
Budget$79,900 Years2015-2016
CongoEthiopiaGhanaMalawiMaliMozambiqueNiger Nigeria RwandaTanzania Uganda Zambia and Zimbabwe
Superior dual-purpose maize hybrids for more and better food and fodder.
Budget$34,124 Years2014-2016
Development of sustainable management stategies for insect- vectors of Maize lethal Necrosis Disease in East Africa
Budget$44,493 Years2014-2015
African MAIZE yield gaps analysis
Budget$60,957 Years2012-2015
Maize lethal necrosis disease: investigating risks and pre-emptive management in West Africa
Budget$228,399 Years2015-2016
Using NUANCES-FarmSIM for co-learning in maize-based systems of western Kenya
Budget$24,704 Years2014-2015
Irrigation Equipment
Budget$11,852 Years2015-2016
Bangladesh South Sudan Uganda Zimbabwe Rwanda Angola
Using NUANCES-FarmSIM for co-learning in maize-based systems of western Kenya
Budget$46,220 Years2014-2016
South Sudan Uganda Zimbabwe Rwanda Angola
MAIZE Youth Innovator Award 2019 - AFRICA
Budget$76,338 Years2015-2016
Zimbabwe
Joint multi-FP FAW urgent actions work packages (South Asia, Africa)
Budget$547,650 Years2012-2013
Multi-location evaluation of FAW tolerant hybrids in eastern Africa
Budget$80,668 Years2014-2015
Whole grain characterization and storage stability of commercial maize varieties in Kenya & Zimbabwe
Budget$154,906 Years2014-2017
Seed scale-up of three new FAW-tolerant CIMMYT hybrid varieties, release & Diss. KENYA
Budget$38,325 Years2015-2016
FAWTH Demonstrations (Kakamega)
Budget$30,000 Years2015-2016
FAWTH Demonstrations (Embu)
Budget$50,000 Years2015-2016
FAWTH Demonstrations (Katumani)
Budget$114,000Years2014-2016