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Don’t underestimate the crucial role nitrogen plays in cereal-based agroecosystems and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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First meetings of the AGG Science and Technical Steering Committees generate insights and recommendations for optimizing breeding schemes.

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Innovative tools and technologies help CIMMYT maize breeders in Africa accelerate the delivery of high-quality seed.

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Precision nutrient management helps women farmers in Nepal increase crop yields and household incomes.

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The status quo anchors our minds to the past. Good change management can shake this up. Here are four ways plant breeding programs can ready themselves for the big changes we need to make.

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CSISA project suggests pathways to remove barriers inhibiting full use of groundwater irrigation infrastructure in Nepal’s Terai region.

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The “learning by doing” concept helps farmers in Zimbabwe successfully adopt sustainable agriculture principles.

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The Scaling Up community of practice discusses challenges and opportunities for an improved “new normal” for agriculture, research and development.

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tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

Is it up to the village men? Or women, too?

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How can we feed more people while protecting nature and biodiversity?

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The effect of factors limiting production differs across regions, researchers observe.

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Experts are developing data and dashboards to advise policymakers about the cost and feasibility of liming to increase maize productivity.

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How plant breeding helps to feed the world.

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CIMMYT’s director general and CABI’s CEO propose six ways to support family farmers.

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tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Transition to sustainable farming using concepts from ancestral food production systems leads to healthier soils and diets in Mexico.