CCARDESA ICKM Strategy
CCARDESA ICKM Strategy
Deciphering the constraints in SADC’s agricultural cross[1]border trade: Policy
Policy brief SADC Cross Border Trade Advocacy Strategy: steps in addressing trade barriers
CCARDESA, Policy brief SADC Cross Border Trade Advocacy Strategy: steps in addressing trade barriers, 2022
A policy brief on the inclusion of climate-relevant science, technology inidcators in the sadc agricultural sector:
Policy Brief on Development of Effective Partnerships for Innovation Strategy and Action plan;
CCARDESA, Policy Brief on Development of Effective Partnerships for Innovation Strategy and Action plan; 2022
Status of Agricultural Research Investment in the SADC Region
CCARDESA, Status of Agricultural Research Investment in the SADC Region,2022
This is a Strategy Report on development of effective partnerships for innovation strategy and action plan
CCARDESA, Strategy Report on development of effective partnerships for innovation strategy and action plan, 2022
As part of sensitization and stakeholder engagement efforts, the project team under APPSA Lesotho led by the safeguards held one-day workshops with the local authorities of Siloe and Machache on the 21st February 2023 and 01st March 2023 respectively. The objective was to inform the community councils and chiefs about preparations made towards the construction of infrastructure works on the research stations located under their jurisdiction.
Due to the low biological value of proteins of common maize, it was reinitiated breeding for high protein quality maize (HQPM) using three genetic systems, namely: opaque-2 gene, endosperm modifier genes and enhancer genes, which are increasing lysine and tryptophan content in opaque-2 background In order to alleviate effect of abiotic and biotic stress factors, the genotypes with tolerance to those factors were included. Genetic resources originating from North, Central and South America, then West, Central and Southern Africa and gene bank of Maize Research Institute “Zemun Polje” were used. Combining breeding approaches in selection of genetic resources, field plot techniques and laboratory analysis, it was created large number of early QPM varieties, inbred lines and hybrids with modified endosperm and high yield potential under poor and good growing conditions. Created lines exhibited high combining ability in conventional and non-conventional hybrids. Yield trials showed that QPM hybrids are competing with commercial hybrids of common maize.
