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- Improving Resistance to Streak Virus of Early-Maturing Lowland Tropical Maize in East Africa
Improving Resistance to Streak Virus of Early-Maturing Lowland Tropical Maize in East Africa
Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 24.06.1997 |
| Signed | 04.07.1997 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Executing Agency | CIMMYT |
| Co-financiers | OPEC Fund, CIMMYT |
| Organization | CIMMYT |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.07 |
| Total Project Cost (USDm) | 0.27 |
The program aimed at evaluating the materials adapted to lowlands of East Africa, backcrossing, testing through on-farm and regional trials and dissemination of streak resistant and stress tolerant germplasm to national programs in the region.