GM Maize in Nigeria, One Year On: Learnings from the TELA Maize Project

GM Maize in Nigeria, One Year On: Learnings from the TELA Maize Project

Drought stress and associated insect damage pose significant threats to the food security and health of over 300 million Africans who depend on maize as a major food source. Recurrent drought events, worsened by climate change, have caused 17-25% yield loss of maize in Africa annually; these are exacerbated by the effects of insect and pest infestation, especially those triggered by dry conditions. In Kenya alone, an average of 13 percent or 400…