Das Projekt "Precision phenotyping for improving drought stress tolerant maize in southern Asia and eastern Africa" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Freiburg, Institut für Forstbotanik und Baumphysiologie, Professur für Baumphysiologie durchgeführt. The goal is to enhance food security and raise incomes of resource-poor farming families and consumers in southern Asia (Thailand and South China) and eastern Africa (Kenya) by strengthening breeding capacities of NARS and local seed companies. The purpose is to provide poor farmers with maize more tolerant to diverse abiotic (mainly drought and low fertility) stresses by offering breeders of national programs and seed companies appropriate phenotyping technologies.