Smallholder farmers’ perceptions of maize diseases, pests, and other production constraints, their implications for maize breeding and evaluation of local maize cultivars in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Julia Sibiya1*, Pangirayi Tongoona1, John Derera1 and Itai Makanda2
1African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa.
2Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), P. O. Box 66773, Westlands 00800, Nairobi, Kenya.
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