Print This PageMonsanto Global: Water Efficient Maize for Africa project
Monsanto is a key partner in the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) project, which aims to bring improved, high yielding corn seed to small resource poor farmers in several African countries. The project is being led by AATF, an African not-for-profit organization delivering agricultural technologies to local, resource-poor farmers, and is funded by the funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates and Howard Buffett Foundations. Our contribution includes contributing our drought tolerance technology royalty-free and a team of 16 African based Monsanto scientists.
In the next 12 months, pending regulatory approvals, scientists will be able to proceed with the planting of new biotech trials in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Mozambique will also take steps toward the development of testing sites and secure regulatory approvals with a goal of planting in 2011.
At Monsanto, we’re proud to play a part in this public-private partnership and are confident WEMA will help address some of the critical needs of more than 260 million people in Africa, many of whom are smallholder farmers, who suffer from chronic hunger.
Visit the AATF Web site website for more information - www.aatf-africa.org/wema, or www.monsanto.com/wema for details of our participation.
