Blogs
CIMMYT upgrades Pakistan’s national germplasm collection and distribution facility
Nutrition, health and food security
Balancing economy and ecology: agriculture vs. nature
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Reconciliation of the right to develop and environmental protection must move beyond global dialogue and be put into practice.
Agriculture can help the world meet climate change emission targets
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Climate-smart agriculture could be the solution for farmers to both cope with the impacts of climate change and reduce emissions.
Gender bias may limit uptake of climate-smart farm practices, study shows
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Farmer education programs that fail to address traditional gender roles may sideline women, limiting use of conservation agriculture techniques, reducing their ability to fight climate change.
Towards inclusive and sustainable grain marketing
Capacity development
CIMMYT’s MasAgro program organized its first forum on grain marketing titled on 9 November.
African maize farmers get support to mitigate impact of poor soils
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
As the global community marks World Soil Day, African smallholder farmers are contending with low yields due to low-fertility soils prevalent in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa, affecting food security for 300 million people.
Of maize farmers, coming calves, waxing oxen, and comely camels
Capacity development
The gospel of ngamia. When despite drought, maize becomes a ‘source’ of farm labor and protein, with surplus sold to purchase a calf: “I got so much harvest, and yet I planted this seed very late, and with no fertilizer.”
Food historian Rachel Laudan visits CIMMYT
Nutrition, health and food security
Food historian Rachel Laudan, who is currently conducting maize research, visits CIMMYT to interact with maize scientists to better understand maize in Mexico.
CIMMYT encourages women farmers in Pakistan to grow their own wheat
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
