The Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA) project is currently developing Bt maize for Kenya. So far, Bt genes with … stemborers were successfully incorporated into elite CIMMYT maize inbred line (CML216) and tested in insect bioassays in Kenya … the high production moist-transitional zone. However, if such gene cannot be found, Bt maize technology would only be …

play for agrobiodiversity conservation through product diversification and increasing competitiveness in niche and novelty … conservation and livelihoods. Bringing together these experiences will also help to identify the situations in which a collective … security, and agrobiodiversity conservation should be further examined in order to find solutions that support sustainable …

payments for conservation of endangered species in real landscapes. The approach is used to develop a cost …-effective compensation payment scheme for conservation of an endangered butterfly species (Maculinea teleius) protected by the EU Habitats … Directive in the region of Landau, Germany. The economic model determines the costs of relevant conservation measures mowing …