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ixendosperm maize varieties, 95 TZEE-Y1, DMR ESR-Y, TZEE-WSR, and 97 TZEE-Y2C1, as suitable for the production of biscuits,beignets, pancakes, and doughnuts.A workshop was organized at IITA–Cotonou, Bénin, in 2005, forpresentations covering technology generation, transfer, adoption,and impact of the demand-driven technologies. These include thedevelopment of new varieties and agronomic practices, on-farmevaluation trials, economic analysis, and postharvest utilization. All thepapers went through rigorous peer and editorial review processes,and are compiled in this volume.We would like to express our appreciation to our main fundingagency, USAID, and the executing agency, IITA. We are very gratefulto CTA for providing the fi nancial support for 10 scientists to participatein the workshop. We thank also the host country of the workshop,Bénin, and IITA–Cotonou for providing logistic support. Lastly, oursincere gratitude goes to all participants and to the following nationaland international scientists who reviewed the papers in this volume: R.Abaidoo (IITA-Nigeria), A. Agbo-Noameshie (ITRA, Togo), S.O. Ajala(IITA-Nigeria), A. Alene (IITA-Nigeria), P. Amaza (IITA-Nigeria), R.P.Aroga (IRAD, Cameroon), B. Badu-Apraku (IITA-Nigeria), D. Chikoye(IITA-Nigeria), O. Coulibaly (IITA-Bénin), J. Diels (Katholieke Universiteit,Belgium), M.A.B. Fakorede (OAU, Nigeria), A. Kamara (IITA-Nigeria),A.F. Lum (IITA-Nigeria), V.M. Manyong (IITA-Tanzania), K.A. Marfo(CRI, Ghana), A. Menkir (IITA-Nigeria), B. Nkamleu (IITA-Nigeria), S.Nokoe (UDS, Ghana), F. Nwilene (WARDA-Nigeria), M. Ouedraogo(OAU-STRC SAFGRAD, Burkina Faso), and A.O. Togun (UI, Nigeria).Baffour Badu-AprakuWECAMAN Coordinator