Africa's need to double food production and feed the burgeoning human population, without
compromising its natural resource base, has raised the momentum for sustainable …

Agricultural production faces a Herculean challenge to feed the increasing global
population. Food production systems need to deliver more with finite land and water …

Highlights•Climate-resilient maize has the potential to increase yield by 5–25% in
Africa.•Establishment of a large managed stress screening network facilitated gains in grain …

Maize is widely used for food, animal feed, and industrial raw material in Nigeria. This paper
documents the important changes that characterize Nigeria's maize production and area …

Investment in agricultural research and development is an important intervention for
improving crop productivity and household welfare in most develo** countries where …

Climate change and variability is affecting maize (Zea mays L.) production in eastern
Ethiopia but how farmers perceive the challenge and respond to it is not well documented. A …

Ethiopia has achieved the second highest maize yield in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, farmers'
maize yields are still much lower than on-farm and on-station trial yields, and only ca. 20% of …

Seed security is vital for food security. Rapid-cycle, climate-adaptive breeding programs and
seed systems that deliver new, elite varieties to farmers to replace obsolete ones can greatly …

The greatest challenge to ensure global food security is sustained agriculture growth that not
only helps in increased crop productivity but also caters the food and nutritional demand of …

Maize production in West and Central Africa (WCA) is constrained by a wide range of
interacting stresses that keep productivity below potential yields. Among the many problems …