Quality Protein Maize Production and Post Harvest Handling Handbook for East and Central Africa

This manual is a comprehensive one-stop source of information on how Quality Protein Maize (QPM) is grown using recommended practices to achieve genetic potential of the varieties. It also contains management options for economically important diseases and insect pests, post harvest handling and utilization. The practices documented in this manual are based on practical experience of researchers in the region who worked with farmers to identify common problems in production of QPM and to validate the improved practices presented in it. These can be applied to other types of maize and areas within the region that broadly fall within the same mega-maize environment.