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

2%
Acid Soil Tolerance
10%
DH Optimization
83%
Drought Tolerance
83%
Gray Leaf Spot Resistance
27%
Heat Tolerance
10%
Low P Tolerance
79%
Maize Streak Virus Resistance
6%
Post Flowering Stalk Rot Resistance
10%
Provitamin-A Enriched
4%
Quality Protein Maize
69%
Turcicum Leaf Blight Resistance
25%
N Use Efficiency
10%
Tar Spot Complex 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
“The integration of soybean and cowpea in a maize based farming system for increased productivity of maize by smallholder farmers in Zambia”.
Budget$3,554 Years2021
CongoEthiopiaGhanaKenyaMalawiMaliMozambiqueNiger Nigeria RwandaTanzania Uganda and Zimbabwe
African MAIZE yield gaps analysis
Budget$60,957 Years2012-2015
Support to MAIZE and WHEAT strategic gender research initiative: Technical support and contributions to data analysis, drafting and outreach activities
Budget$1,353 Years2021
MAIZE Impact Study
Budget$1,727Years2021