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- Improving the Resistance to Streak Virus of Lowland Tropical Maize in Eastern Africa
Improving the Resistance to Streak Virus of Lowland Tropical Maize in Eastern Africa
Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 11.06.2003 |
| Signed | 23.06.2003 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Executing Agency | CIMMYT |
| Co-financiers | OPEC Fund, |
| Organization | CIMMYT |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.10 |
| Total Project Cost (USDm) | 0.33 |
The project was intended to improve the resistance to streak virus of early maturing lowland tropical maize in Eastern Africa; it generated early maturing maize varieties adapted to lowland tropical areas in Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda