Objectives

1. Improve both yield and resistance to major pests, primarily, late wilt and downy mildew diseases, as well as, corn borers.
2. Develop new high-yielding yellow and white hybrids (three-way and single cross hybrids).
3. Produce breeder and foundation seed of released new single and three-way crosses.
4. Breed for drought and heat tolerance to drive new inbreds tolerant under such stress conditions.
5. Create suitable recommendations for old and new lands, especially Toshky and El-Ewinat.
6. Establish demonstration and observation fields over 21 governorates for new registered hybrids through the Technology Transfer Program to acquaint farmers with these hybrids as well as new recommended agronomic practices.
7. Release the National Maize Campaign to cover all maize producing areas in Egypt with concentration on the expanding of growing yellow maize hybrids.
8. Study the socio-economic factors affecting farmers’ adoption to new technology (especially new hybrids) through the on-farm research and field questionnaires.