CIMMYT
Sieg Snapp receives International Soil Science Award
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Director of CIMMYT’s Sustainable Agrifood Systems program recognized for outstanding contributions to soil science.
Three new CIMMYT maize hybrids available from Southern Africa Breeding Program
Environmental health and biodiversity
CIMMYT announces three new, improved tropical maize hybrids.
Why we need to go beyond technology
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Rural 21 (11 Dec 2023)
Sylvanus Odjo and Heike Ostermann highlight systemic scaling up of post-harvest technologies.
Nepal and CIMMYT forge decade-long partnership to advance agricultural science
Capacity development
Source: Khabarhub (10 Dec 2023)
Nepal and CIMMYT sign 10-year pact to improve agriculture, focusing on improved production and markets.
CIMMYT wheat varieties help Ethiopia’s farmers mitigate devastating rust diseases
Ethiopia leads East Africa in wheat production, with 65% of sub-Saharan Africa’s share, through improved practices and varieties developed by CIMMYT.
Viewpoint: Hunger crisis — The number of countries unable to feed their populations has soared 400% since 2000. Here’s why crop biotechnology is a key solution
Innovations
Source: Genetic Literacy Project (11 Dec 2023)
How K-State research feeds the world
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Seek Research Magazine ()
CIMMYT collaborates with Jared Crain, former director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Applied Wheat Genomics.
Positive feedback for CABI’s input into Guiding Acid Soil Management Investments in Africa (GAIA) project
Source: CABI (5 Dec 2023)
Data fed into CIMMYT’s GAIA dashboard guides investments in agricultural lime value chains in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.
Wheat DEWAS to expand its wheat pathogen surveillance system project to East Africa, South Asia
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Farmers Review Africa (2 Nov 2023)
Gov. Little’s Mexico trade mission strengthens trade opportunities for Idaho businesses
Innovations
Source: Office of the Governor (1 Dec 2023)
Sequestering carbon in soils: what agriculture can do
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Cirad (1 Nov 2023)
CIMMYT studying sustainable strategies and soil carbon stocks.
Transformative UK-CGIAR Partnership Announced at the Global Food Summit 2023
Innovations
Source: Alliance Bioversity & CIAT (23 Nov 2023)
New partnership between the CGIAR and the British Government.
EU-funded project refurbishes Gwanda veterinary lab, boosting livestock disease control
Capacity development
Source: The Free Library (22 Nov 2023)
The LIPS-ZIM program to enhance livestock productivity and control diseases affecting smallholder farmers.
GenderUp: a conversational tool for achieving more inclusive impact from innovations
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Gender Impact Platform (21 Nov 2023)
