Year: 2023

Publications

tag icon Innovations

Farm mechanization contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of No Poverty (SDG-1) and Zero Hunger (SDG-2), with very small farms facing acute labor shortages benefited the most.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Africa Briefing (13 Feb 2023)

Bram Govaerts emphasizes the potential for agricultural development in Africa using nutritious indigenous crops.

Videos

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

At CIMMYT, our Women in Crop Science network is working to create a more inclusive internal and external environment. Here’s a glimpse of a day in the life of our team.

In the media

Source: NextBillion (8 Feb 2023)

Efforts to transform global food systems typically focus on introducing/scaling new innovations/programs. Here we argue for more focus on intentionally scaling down unsustainable farming practices.

Features

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

In an interview with Happy Makuru Daudi, she shares her career journey and why groundnut is a ‘woman’s crop’.

Features

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

The introduction of new technology has enabled farmers in West Africa to improve the quality and minimize losses of a national staple.

In the media

tag icon Capacity development

Source: Business Recorder (2 Feb 2023)

The development of hermetic storage technology can help farmers in Pakistan to protect their crops post-harvest and pass on financial savings to consumers.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: Gates Notes (31 Jan 2023)

Bill Gates reflects on a recent visit to a Kenyan farm to see firsthand the results of work by CIMMYT and CGIAR.

News

tag icon Capacity development

Women researchers from Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Peru work alongside each other on innovative project and build bonds in the hope of completing future projects.

SAS Program Manager- Africa
Features

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

A type of heat- and drought-tolerant maize is improving yields for Bhutanese farmers.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Big News Network (26 Jan 2023)

An article in the Big News Network examines opportunities for collaboration between China and Latin America and the Caribbean.

News

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

One CGIAR’s Breeding Resource Initiative is moving forward on an array of shared services, capacity development programs and technical support.

Features

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

The downstream effects of the war in Ukraine imperils food security in countries like Nepal. A CSISA-led activity looks to boost local production via increased sustainable irrigation capacity and investment.