Training workshop for Zimbabwean mechanics guarantees efficient machinery service under USAID-funded Mechanization Activity.

Soil fertility management and improved practices for rice production were emphasized with technicians who work directly with farmers to raise yields, income, and household-level food and nutrition security.

A mechanization project promotes the uptake of scale-appropriate machinery for smallholder farmers in rural Zimbabwe.

CIMMYT-NARES regional maize breeding networks empower farmers, especially women, to ensure food security in the face of climate change.

Effective communication can shape societal views on the importance of robust breeding technologies and is critical to advancing sustainable food systems.

With the competing uses of maize residues as a source of feed and energy, CIMMYT has been at the forefront of developing and testing water conservation trials in Mutoko and Buhera, Zimbabwe, to meet the growing needs of farmers.

CIMMYT continues its dedication to mechanization as part of FAO conference. Bram Govaerts, director general, presented a keynote address.

As a woman scientist and science manager, Ismahane Elouafi has always been driven by a curiosity to adopt innovative approaches and the persistence to go beyond set paths

Cary Fowler, U.S. special envoy for food security, warns of dire consequences if the international community fails to act to mitigate climate change impacts on agrifood systems. The CIMMYT 2030 Strategy holds the approach to respond and mitigate some of the worst effects of this looming crisis.

Inaugural Rwanda National Seed Congress paves the way for sustainable seed industry growth.

Supporting a gradual, step-wise adoption of conservation agriculture — along with livestock and residue management, use of new crops and improved varieties, and appropriate mechanization — appears promising.

The Mexican government-supported research-for-rural development initiative MasAgro has raised maize and wheat yields and farm profitability while mitigating farmers’ risk and agriculture’s ecological and climate impacts.