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

7%
DH Optimization
70%
Drought Tolerance
56%
Gray Leaf Spot Resistance
4%
Maize Lethal Necrosis
30%
Maize Streak Virus Resistance
11%
Striga Tolerance
56%
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
Promotion of effective post harvest technologies along the maize value chain in Uganda
Budget$38,095 Years2019-2021
Identification of multiple stress tolerant,high yielding, easy to produce and low cost hybrids for smallholder farmers in mid-altitude zone of Northern Tanzania
Budget$38,095 Years2019-2021
CongoEthiopiaGhanaKenyaMalawiMaliMozambiqueNiger Nigeria RwandaTanzania Zambia and Zimbabwe
Enhacing Maize productivity in Striga- infested areas in Uganda through Imazapyr treatment and deployment of Striga- resistant maize cultivars
Budget$44,000 Years2021
Malawi. Nigeria and Tanzania
African MAIZE yield gaps analysis
Budget$60,957 Years2012-2015
Tanzania
Food Production and nutriotion gaps
Budget$420,000 Years2012-2020
Bangladesh Kenya South Sudan Zimbabwe Rwanda Angola
manage internally (savings used partly to cover patti and Diana)
Budget$116,000 Years2020-2021
Kenya South Sudan Zimbabwe Rwanda Angola
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
Seed scale-up of three new FAWTH through release and dissemination in Uganda. 2021
Budget$89.000Years2020-2021