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494identifi cation, planning and implementation involving policymakers, researchers, extensionists, input agencies, NGOs anddeveloping NGOs3. (a) Comprehensive adoption and impact studies are needed;(b) country case study results of previous adoption and impactstudies should be presented at WECAMAN workshop.4. Capacity building (training) of seed producers.5. Need for greater involvement of farmers (women, youth,marginal, etc.) in technology regeneration and dissemination.6. Need for research into the role of women in maize production,processing and marketing.General recommendationFor better publicity, local media should cover WECAMAN workshops.Postharvest and UtilizationRecommendations from the previous workshopThe following recommendations from the previous workshop wereyet to be executed.1. Each steering committee member should be assigned theresponsibility of implementation and monitoring of one of thebroad programs of WECAMAN.2. Identifi cation of appropriate and cost-effective drying and storagemethods for effective dissemination in the humid areas.3. Promotion and extension activities in drying and storage toreduce infection and mycotoxin of grain need to be stepped upto increase maize production.4. Industrialists, paramedical staff and processors must be invitedto future workshops to enhance transfer of technology andeffective collaboration.On the other hand, some progress has been made towards achievingthe following recommendations.1. Early QPM varieties should be promoted in low rainfall andmarginal areas when they become available.2. Breeders should consider nutritional enhancement by improvingprotein, zinc and iron contents and quality. Yellow QPM must bedeveloped and promoted to support accelerated development ofthe poultry and livestock industries. Work is in progress in thatyellow QPM is being developed and tested across countries.3. Physico-chemical and proximate analyses must be conducted forpromising varieties for industrial use. In this regard, breeders