Jun 28, 2016
Africa: Food Crop Breeding Programmes Outpaced by Climate Change | AllAfrica
The current pipeline for breeding climate-ready maize varieties is not keeping pace with the rate of climate change, according to a new study by Andy Challinor from the Priestley International Centre for Climate at the University of Leeds, and researchers from Leeds, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Maize and Improvement Center (CIMMYT).