Africancrops News

	Program Updates
September 2003	Regional Collaboration with Impact: SADC Regional Maize Scientists Working with Farmers for a Better Future. Press release by the Department of Agriculture of the Limpopo Province, the National Department of Agriculture, the Agricultural Research Council and CIMMYT
*August 2003*	New OPV varieties released by Maize Team of INIA: Djandza, Chinaca, Tsangano, and Changalane. The first three varieties originated from regional SADLF project co-ordinated by CIMMYT, Harare under M. Banziger.

*July 2003*	New Network: Maize Breeders for Africa Network. Contact Jane Ininda

	ACCI update: ACCI acquires office space and a teaching seminar room at Ukulinga

*June 2003*	New Network: African Molecular Marker Applications Network (AMMANET). For more information contact Dr. Jedidah W. Danson. You can also view list of members.

*March 2003*	CIAT Uganda: Major outputs by the Rockefeller Foundation funded project on “Increasing Food Security and Rural Incomes in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa through Genetic Improvement of Bush and Climbing Beans" by Robin Buruchara

	CSIRO Australia: Major outputs of the project "Genetic transformation system for cowpeas" by T. J. Higgins .

*February 2003*	IITA Tanzania: The major outputs of the Regional Research Program on "Cassava brown streak disease" in Tanzania by Edward Kanju

	IITA: Introgressing genes for Striga hermonthica resistance from teosinte to maize by Abebe Menkir
*January 2003*	KARI-Kakamega, Kenya: Restoration of cassava production in western Kenya update by Hannington M. Obiero

	New publications: "Challenges and Opportunities for Enhancing Sustainable Cowpea Production" is now online and can be accessed through this URL: http://www.iita.org/info/info.htm (under Newsletters and Other Publications section). Ortiz, R., E. Frison & S. Sharrock, 2002. CGIAR - Future Harvest Musa Program for Africa. Chronica Horticulturae 42(2), 18-24. More details on accessing the publication will be posted here.

*December 2002*	MALAWI: Three newly released improved maize varieties by researchers at Chitedze Research Station by P.T. Khonje
	UGANDA: Newly released maize varieties by researchers of the Ugandan National Agricultural Research Organzation (NARO) based at Namulonge Research Station by George Bigirwa
	UGANDA: Newly released rice varieties by researchers of the Ugandan National Agricultural Research Organzation (NARO) based at Namulonge Research Station.

	KENYA: Newly released maize varieties in Kenya by researchers of Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) by Jane Ininda
	Read about the recent conference on "Biotechnology, Breeding and Seed Systems for African Crops: Research and Product Development that Reaches Farmers. A Conference organized by the Rockefeller Foundation and Co-hosted by the Ugandan National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) at the Royal Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda from 4 to 7 November 2002. View Programme and conference highlights.
	The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) molecular biology lab, at KARI Biotechnology Centre funded by the Rockefeller Foundation is now fully implemented and operational. Any one interested in doing molecualr work especially DNA marker assisted selection is welcome! (except bring your own reagents and primers).We have just finished screening hundreds of samples. Jedidah

Regional Collaboration with Impact: SADC Regional Maize Scientists Working with Farmers for a Better Future. Press release by the Department of Agriculture of the Limpopo Province, the National Department of Agriculture, the Agricultural Research Council and CIMMYT