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Maize TIMPs Inventory
A single consolidated catalogue of every technology, innovation and management practice KALRO has documented for maize production — the largest technology base recorded on this platform for any one crop.
116Technologies
20Innovations
57Management practices
193Items in total
Overview
What this inventory is
The Maize TIMPs Inventory brings together everything KALRO has catalogued under the Technologies, Innovations and Management Practices (TIMP) framework for maize — Kenya's most widely grown staple crop. Rather than a single technology, it is a structured portfolio: 116 distinct technologies, 20 innovations, and 57 management practices, all originally documented as a KEEP-hosted inventory PDF.
On this platform, that inventory has been restructured from a single document into 193 individually discoverable, filterable entries — searchable by the problem they solve rather than by where they sit in the original PDF. This is the same underlying research; only its discoverability has changed.
What's included
Three categories, one framework
KALRO documents its applied research under three consistent categories. Here's what each means in this inventory.
116
Technologies
Discrete tools, inputs or methods that are ready for direct field use — for example a specific input, implement, or production method.
20
Innovations
Newer approaches or adaptations, often combining existing technologies or practices in a way that solves a specific maize production problem.
57
Management Practices
Recommended ways of working — planting, spacing, rotation, post-harvest handling — that improve outcomes without requiring a new input.
Where it applies
Geographic applicability
Maize is grown across the majority of Kenya's agroecological zones, and this inventory is broadly applicable wherever maize is a primary crop. Individual technologies within it — particularly varieties and climate-adapted practices — are typically suited to specific zones rather than the whole country.
County-by-county applicability for each of the 193 items is not yet fully tagged in the source records.
County-level tagging is being added as part of the platform's geographic intelligence layerHow to adopt
From this page to your farm
1
Request training or an advisory contact
Use the form, or call the agro-advisory call centre directly through the KEEP platform.
2
Get matched to specific items
An advisor or extension officer narrows the 193 catalogued items to the handful relevant to your county and growing season.
3
Adopt and report back
Confirmed adoption is logged and contributes — anonymously and in aggregate — to the national Impact Dashboard.
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Interested in licensing or scaling part of this inventory?
Agribusinesses and investors can explore commercial-readiness and submit a licensing inquiry directly.
Experts & publications
Who's behind this, and what to read next
No named researcher is attached to this inventory yet
This is a known gap in the source records — the inventory is attributed to a research programme rather than named individuals. The Expert Network is designed to close exactly this kind of gap over time.
Related publications are catalogued separately
Annual reports and journal literature referencing maize research are held in KALRO's library and eRepository, unified in the Knowledge Centre.