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

30%
Drought Tolerance
39%
Gray Leaf Spot Resistance
9%
Heat Tolerance
13%
Maize Lethal Necrosis
65%
Maize Streak Virus Resistance
43%
Provitamin-A Enriched
26%
Striga Tolerance
39%
Turcicum Leaf Blight Resistance
  • Orange MaizeOrange
  • White MaizeWhite
  • Yellow MaizeYellow
  • HybridHybrid
  • Open Pollinated VarietyOpen Pollinated Variety
  • 11
  • 22
  • 3 - 53 - 5
  • + 6+ 6
Organizations worked with MAIZE

partners by type

research projects funded
the total budget granted
Gender Study in Malawi
Budget$24,066 Years2014-2015
CongoEthiopiaGhanaKenya MaliMozambiqueNiger Nigeria RwandaTanzania Uganda Zambia and Zimbabwe
Bundha College
Budget$277,014 Years2014-2015
Nigeria Tanzania and Uganda
African MAIZE yield gaps analysis
Budget$60,957 Years2012-2015
Food Production and nutriotion gaps
Budget$420,000 Years2012-2020
Zimbabwe
Assessment of FAW incidence and damage in contrasting cropping systems of Malawi and assess its yield effects
Budget$164,850 Years2014-2015
Operational costs. Assessment of FAW incidence and damage in contrasting cropping systems of Malawi and Zambia
Budget$22,717Years2014-2015