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• Maize Breeders Network (MBNET) Meeting Report 2007New

• White and yellow subtropical maize lines from CIMMYT for stem borer resistance breeding programs

• Statement of the Maize Breeders Network (MBNet) of Eastern & Southern Africa

• Updated Members page

• Maize Breeders Network meeting held on August 2nd & 3rd in Nairobi, Kenya. Click here more information about the meeting

• News from Kenya: Public Breeding Produces New Maize Varieties for Kenyan Farmers. By Jane Ininda, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, email: jininda@mx.todaysonline.com

Outcomes of MBNET meetings

• First Meeting of Maize Breeders Technical Exchange Network In Africa  Held on 23rd–24th April 2003

• Minutes of second Meeting Maize Breeders Technical Exchange Network held on 2nd – 3rd November 2005 at the Hilton Hotel, Nairobi – Kenya

Background

The Maize Breeders for Africa Network is a technical exchange initiative among maize scientists within the eastern and southern Africa region. The networks works with members with active maize breeding programs. These programs must show the willingness and ability to deliver improved maize varieties to farmers in the region. The network was launched in April 2003 and comprises members from Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Its activities are funded by The Rockefeller Foundation.

Objectives of MBNET 

• Access to germplasm

• Breeding new varieties

• Germplasm custody

• Public-Seed company partnerships