Water Efficient Maize For Africa (Wema) Market Outlook-Ken Research REQUEST FOR SAMPLE REPORT Request For sample Report × Report Title Name Email Designation Phone No Comapny Name Comapny URL Country -- Please Select Your Country -- Afganistan Africa Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Asia Australasia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Brazil BRICS British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Central and South America Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe European Union Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Global Great Britain Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guerney & Alderney Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Man (Island of) Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Middle East Minnesota Moldova Monaco Mongolia Monserrat Montenegro Morocco Morroco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North America North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Samoa (American) San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Scandinavia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon (Islands) Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Requirement Submit Buy Now One of the most amazing applications of agricultural technology is drought tolerant crops. As climate change persists water efficient seeds can help farmers produce food while using less water. Africa is a drought prone region making farming risky for millions of farmers who mainly rely on rainfall for water. Market research reports for seed reveal that maize is the most widely grown staple crop in Africa with more than 300 million people depending on it for food and it gets severely affected by drought. Thanks to plant breeding technology Africa’s main food source can now be produced with drought tolerant traits protecting the crop during unpredictable environment stress. Recent research has led to the development of new agriculture and seed technology as suggested by seed industry research reports. The WEMA project is a unique public private partnership led by Kenya based African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation and USAID. WEMA uses breeding techniques and biotechnology to develop drought tolerant seeds. Mozambique harvested its first genetically modified maize in August 2017 which led to further experimentation. The work is being done by the Institute of Agrarian Research (IIAM) which is one of the founders of the WEMA project and includes participation of sub-Saharan countries such as Tanzania, South Africa and Uganda through their respective agrarian research institutes. Genetically modified seeds from the US are also being tested under research projects of WEMA to develop drought tolerance in seed industry. India is also developing techniques to combat drought situations that are frequent in states such as Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh. Experts say that future production will mainly be from the use of seeds that can perform under stressed conditions like drought. Sahbhagi Dhan is a drought tolerant variety of rice. As compared to conventional rice it produces nearly double the yield (in drought conditions), requires half as much water and matures much faster. DuPont Pioneer has developed around 5 hybrid seeds keeping in mind the depleting water table and uncertainty of monsoon in India. The innovative science driven solutions have enabled certain hybrids like Pioneer Millet Hybrid 86M66 and 86M88 to tolerate severe drought conditions, low or negligible rainfall and poor irrigation conditions. As a result of this there was a 45% increase in productivity of Pearl Millet and its production has increased by nearly 20%. WEMA project has successfully completed several years of research and the result has been promising. Authorities have also shown their support. Tanzanian scientists have recently released their promising research on biotechnology. During meetings and discussions held for the WEMA project these researchers were supported by their government to carry on with the field trials of transgenic drought tolerant seeds. Recently the Tanzanian government amended the Environmental Management Regulations by removing strict liability to provide a better environment for conducting research. Uganda has also made significant contributions. The WEMA project has developed drought resistant maize hybrids which are sold under the brand name DroughtTego. WEMA has led to further developments. The project coordinators have announced the next set of actions which will focus on ensuring that Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania among others initiative on commercialization of the improved maize by 2023. India is also contributing significantly in this respect. 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