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• A molecular library of rice genetic information to facilitate marker-assisted selection breeding programs  Updated 

• Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of Kenya's maize improvement program by utilizing both conventional and molecular breeding and to identify genes for resistance to fungal diseases of maize  Updated

• Network for the Genetic Improvement of Cowpea for Africa  Updated

• Promotion and development of improved, high-yielding bean varieties for sustainable food security, nutrition and household income in Uganda  Updated

• Using molecular marker-assisted selection for quality protein maize trait and MSV resistance   Updated

• Training MSc students in plant breeding for the Southern African Development Community region Updated

• Applying marker-assisted selection and farmer participatory methods to the production of new disease- and insect-resistant cassava varieties for poor farmers in Tanzania  Updated

• Breeding maize varieties resistant to gray leaf spot and northern leaf blight in the low and intermediate altitude areas of Tanzania Updated

• Development of new drought tolerant rice varieties specifically adapted to the drought-prone production conditions of West Africa Updated

• A web site (www.plantstress.com) to service the information and communication needs of scientists  working to create more resilient crop species for less favorable environments worldwide, with emphasis on drought tolerance in cereals.

• To develop and disseminate herbicide-resistant maize seed coated with specific herbicides that inhibit the growth of the parasitic weed Striga  Publication

• A fellowship research allocation for dissertation research in Uganda as part of a Ph.D. program in entomology at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

• A plant genetic transformation facility for maize improvement in Kenya

• A study to identify the genes in rice responsible for resistance to the parasitic weed Striga and to explore the possibilities of transferring such genes to maize in Africa

• Applying marker-assisted selection and farmer participatory method to the production of new disease and insect-resistant cassava varieties for poor farmers in Tanzania

• Applying marker-assisted selection and farmer participatory methods to the production of new disease- and insect-resistant cassava varieties for poor farmers

• Assessing biotechnology-oriented research strategies for improving East African Highland Bananas

• Cassava improvement in Uganda through the integration of end-user participatory approaches, biotechnology tools and conventional breeding methods

• Consulting and technical assistance to enhance the quality of Ph.D. training for plant breeders at the African Center for Crop Improvement, University of Natal.

• Controlling Striga infection of maize through co-cultivation with legumes that produce Striga-inhibiting compounds

• Determining whether certain toxins from Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) are effective control agents against nematodes that affect plantains and East African Highland Bananas

• Developing a new strategy for enhancing Gemini virus disease resistance in African crops

• Developing a sustainable cassava seed market system in Malawi by the Initiative for Development and Equity in African Agriculture

• Developing and coordinating a network of researchers working to improve cassava breeding through the development and use of inbred lines that breed true from one generation to the next.

• Guinea Sorghum Hybrids:  Bringing the Benefits of Hybrid Technology to a Staple Crop of West Africa

• Improving access of poor farmers in Kenya to lower-cost, disease- and insect-free tissue culture banana plantlets, thereby raising their farm productivity, food security and incomes.

• Improving the effectiveness of seed markets serving poor farmers through research, analysis and management training for pro-poor African seed companies  

• Innovative and integrated biotechnology approaches to improve the tolerance of tropical maize to water-limited environments

• Introgression of Maize Streak Virus resistant genes into Kenyan hybrid maize using DNA marker-assisted selection to increase yields

• Planning phase to create a sub-regional biosciences center for East and Central Africa

• Second phase of "coordinated ecosystem breeding", to generate maize varieties resistant to pests and diseases of maize found in particular agro-ecological zones of Kenya

• Selecting, preparing and mobilizing resources for pilot projects that will facilitate public sector access to new agricultural technologies

• Strengthening maize seed production and distribution systems for small-scale farmers in Kenya and Uganda (sec­ond phase)

• To develop new banana genotypes resistant to weevils, black Sigatoka and nematodes through conventional breeding methods and to promote their use among smallholder farmers in Uganda

• Training farmers and local entrepreneurs in new techniques for the production, storage and distribution of improved varieties of maize, rice and other crops in Mozambique

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