Maize Seed Leaves Giant Footprint in Nepal, Kenya and Zimbabwe
February 16, 2007| |
Through the seeds that the Technology Adoption through Research Organizations (TATRO) has been producing, farmers in Africa have more reasons to smile. The maize seed, which looks small, proved to be prolific. Small-scale maize farmers of the Regional Agricultural Association Group (RAAG) in Western Kenya now obtain more than 2 tons of maize grain per hectare.
The variety that TATRO grows is called Kakamega Synthetic-I. It is open-pollinated, drought tolerant and matures earlier than other local varieties. Kakamega Synthetic-I was released by the KARI research station in Kakamega, Kenya. Its pedigree can be traced back to the work of CIMMYT and many partners in southern and eastern Africa to develop stress tolerant maize for the region’s smallholders. The variety has also been released in Nepal, after small-scale farmers from the mid-hills chose it as one of their favorites in participatory varietal trials.
The readers can access the complete news release at http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/jan/smallSeed.htm.
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