Highlights No evidence to determine whether maize breeding programs has been favouring or disfavouring men or women farmers. No clear distinction between most of the drought tolerant maize varieties and hybrids preferred by men and women farmers. The inherent properties of the hybrids and open-pollinated maize varieties were the drivers of preferences of men or women farmers. Better breeding strategies that permit the development of gender-response products with greater potential impact on livelihoods. Need for better breeding strategies that permit the development of gender-response products with greater potential impact on improved food and nutritional security. Market opportunities exist for private seed companies to ensure th constant supply of seed for women and men user groups and sustain the seed value chain.
Mali experiences irregular and poor distribution of rains which limit maize production greatly. The study objective was to evaluate the performance of various maize hybrids as well as determine general and specific combining ability of the lines under water limited conditions. Two trials were conducted at Sotuba and Kassela in South-Western Mali with 23 genotypes in the first trial and 15 genotypes in the second trial. The experimental design was a completely random Fisher block design. Morphological and agronomic traits were evaluated in a lines/testers crossing scheme where the testers were females and the lines were males. Results showed significant difference (P< 0.05) for ear height, days to anthesis, days to silking, grain yield, leaf width, plant aspect, and 1000 grain weight. In both sites, the general combining ability was significantly different (P< 0.05) between testers whereas the specific combining ability differed significantly (P< 0.05) between the lines. The best performing hybrid at Sotuba in term of grain yield was observed with TZI1876/9071 (6,003 kg/ha), and at Kassela the highest yielding was TZI1876/CML442 (6,320 kg/ha).
This study analyzed perceptions of the effects of climate change at the local level in the Yélimané area, Kayes region. A sample of 36 households, six (6) per village, were investigated. Community leaders facilitated data collection through the formation of focus groups. The investigations were carried out using tools such as the interview guide and questionnaires, taking into account the categories of social actors (the elderly, adults, and young people, as well as farmers, opinion leaders and technical services/NGOs). The results showed that communities are affected by climate change through high winds, irregular rainfall, drought, and increased crop pests. The social manifestations were the intensification of transhumance, the multiplication of conflicts over scarce resources. This has led to the spread of food insecurity and the high mobility of the labor force to other locations such as gold panning sites as well as urban cities.
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