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Stress Tolerant Quality Protein Maize (QPM) for Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Financing Type | Grants |
Category | Technical Assistance |
Focus Area | Agriculture |
Approved | 15.06.2005 |
Signed | 27.06.2005 |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
Organization | CIMMYT |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.15 |
Total Project Cost (USDm) | 0.78 |
The grant was extended to the International Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat (CIMMYT) to enhance food and income security in drought-prone areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly to the resource-poor and women and children. The specific objective was to generate and disseminate QPM varieties to abiotic and biotic stress and adapted to the drought prone mid-altitude of Sub-Saharan Africa.