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Drought tolerant (DT) maize varieties have received massive support in sub-Saharan Africa because of their potential to protect smallholder farmers against drought-related maize...

Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) as a staple crop is closely interwoven into the development of modern society. Its influence on culture and economic development is global. Recent instability...

Climate change affects global agricultural production and threatens food security. Faster phenological development of crops due to climate warming is one of the main drivers for potential...

Sorghum (sorghum bicolor) is widely cultivated across West Africa, in a broad range of agro-ecological conditions and contrasting production objectives of individual farmers, women and men. These...

Highlights: Predicting performance of hybrids prior to field evaluation is a challenging problem. We developed machine learning models to estimate performance of untested hybrids. The...

The current seed product market segmentation by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) for maize in East Africa includes four segments, which differ by agro-ecological...

Sorghum is a climate-resilient cereal and staple food crop for more than 200 million people in arid and semi-arid countries of Asia and Africa. Despite the economic importance, the productivity of sorghum...

For centuries, neglected and under-utilized species (NUS) have been grown for their food, fiber, fodder, oil, and medicinal properties. Sometimes known as forgotten foods, they...

For centuries, neglected and under-utilized species (NUS) have been grown for their food, fiber, fodder, oil, and medicinal properties. Sometimes known as forgotten foods, they...

Background The process of selecting superior performing plants for food, feed and fiber products dates back more than 10,000 years and has been substantially refined in...