The historical Tsunami hit Banda Aceh on 24 December, 2004 that killed 280,000 people. The incidence was the center of the world concern. In November of 2007, the governorment of Aceh Province invited the senior author as the President of ICF to initiate corn breeding program for Aceh environments. Germplasm from East Timor, Cambodia, Thailand, and IITA-Nigeria were used to develop locally adapted open-pollinated varieties (OPV). An OPV, "NAI" bred for East Timor using materials from Indonesia and Thailand was selected. The team planted seeds of nine commercial hybrids marketed in Indonesia and Thailand five times with two weeks interval. Through the half-sib improvement of NAI, new name "Jagung Aceh" was given. Jagung means corn in Aceh language. Inbreeding of the selected OPVs and commercial hybrids are intensively carried out with three cycles yearly. Both Jagung Aceh and selected elite hybrids have been used as testers for high combining ability as well as disease and insect tolerance. Major constraints of corn cultivation are Puccinia polysora rust, Exserohilum turcicum blight, downy mildew (Peronosclerospora maydis), ear rots, stem borers, and drought. Storage weevil is the major post harvest problem.

• Soon-Kwon Kim(International Corn Foundation (ICF)/ International Agricultural Research Institute of Kyungpook National University(KNU))
• Yonggu Kang(DINAS Pertanian Tanaman Pangan Dan Horticultura,)
• Bangbang(DINAS Pertanian Tanaman Pangan Dan Horticultura,)
• Abu H. S.(International Corn Foundation (ICF)/ International Agricultural Research Institute of Kyungpook National University(KNU))
• Yulisma(International Corn Foundation (ICF)/ International Agricultural Research Institute of Kyungpook National University(KNU))
• Bate Iskandar(DINAS Pertanian Tanaman Pangan Dan Horticultura,)