Journal
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 17, Issue -, Pages 48-56Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2018.03.007
Keywords
Maize; Maize-based food; Maize breeding; Maize value chain; Consumer preferences; Sub-Saharan Africa
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- CGIAR research program (CRP) on MAIZE agri-food systems
- government of Australia
- government of Belgium
- government of Canada
- government of China
- government of France
- government of India
- government of Japan
- government of Korea
- government of Mexico
- government of Netherlands
- government of New Zealand
- government of Norway
- government of Sweden
- government of Switzerland
- government of U.K.
- government of U.S.
- World Bank
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The demand for maize in Sub-Saharan Africa will triple by 2050 due to rapid population growth, while challenges from climate change will threaten agricultural productivity. Most maize breeding programmes have focused on improving agronomic properties and have paid relatively little attention to postharvest qualities, thus missing important opportunities to increase the contribution to food and nutrition security. This paper considers current and potential food uses of maize in Africa and proposes six objectives to enhance the contribution of maize breeding programmes to food and nutrition security: (1) enhance nutrient density; (2) enhance suitability for use in bread and snacks; (3) improve characteristics for consumption as green maize; (4) improve characteristics that enhance the efficiency of local processing; (5) reduce waste by maximising useful product yield and minimising nutrient losses; (6) reduce the anti- nutrient content of grain.
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