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Farmers plant Heat Tolerant Maize varieties to improve their food security and livelihood in climate-vulnerable areas of South Asia, on over 20,000 ha
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
|---|---|
| Organization | CGIAR Research Program on Maize |
| Description | Growing heat-tolerant maize can reduce yield losses due to climate change by up to 36% (rainfed) and 93% (irrigated). Heat Tolerant Maize for Asia (HTMA, 2013-17) helped smallholder farmers in climate-vulnerable ecologies to secure their food security and livelihoods, ensured technologies' equal access to women farmers and incorporated gender-preferred nutrition traits. 50+ CIMMYT maize hybrids have been licensed to public and private partners (2015-2020) for release. By 2020, farmers had adopted 16 varieties on over 20,000 ha. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/72ddca47-8d7a-4a7f-8169-819f9ac52789 |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2020-12-31 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Maize Climate Change Food Security Gender Farmers Climate Livelihoods Varieties Nutrition Women Hybrids Losses Yield Losses Women Farmers Food South Asia Heat Plants Asia Smallholder Farmers Case Studies Agrifood Systems Rural Development |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Case study |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
