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Unique partnership to transform maize breeding and production in Africa
InnovationsStakeholders take stock of ongoing work to bring farmers superior hybrids using two novel technologies.
Breaking Ground: Erick Ortiz Hernández innovates regional solutions for greater impact
Nutrition, health and food securityThe manager of one of CIMMYT’s innovation nodes in Mexico works on the implementation of sustainable actions and strategies that integrate science to generate impact.
The missing link between maize seeds and trust
InnovationsScientists assess the use of blockchain to track the impact of biofortified seeds.
The future of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionOn International Youth Day, CIMMYT captures images of sub-Saharan African youth to celebrate their immense contributions to agriculture, farming systems, service provision and research and development.
Historic wheat research station poised to host cutting-edge research
InnovationsCIMMYT’s historic Toluca station will host a new rapid generation advancement and speed breeding facility to accelerate genetic gains in wheat.
Work to develop high yielding Striga tolerant maize seed is bearing fruit
Nutrition, health and food securityAn early indication of parental lines with potential to tolerate or resist Striga, is showing “light at the end of the tunnel” for farmers battling the nutrient-sucking monster.
Breaking Ground: Sudha Nair helps bridge gap between maize breeding and genetics
InnovationsCIMMYT scientist applies genomics in maize breeding to achieve higher genetic gains.
Reaching farmers in the last mile with seeds they can trust
Capacity developmentBy working closely with the farmers, Masindi Seed Company puts itself at a strategic position to understand farmers’ preferred traits better.
Targeted fertilizer recommendations improve maize productivity in Ethiopia
Nutrition, health and food securityResearchers in Ethiopia show that well-targeted fertilizer recommendations improve fertilizer usage and productivity of maize production.
100Q: Boosting household survey data usability with 100 core questions
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionCGIAR socio-economic researchers have developed a standardized set of farm household survey questions to improve dataset comparability over space and time.
Small is beautiful
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion7 ways to make small-scale mechanization work for African farmers.
Gauging the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on farming communities and agribusinesses in Nepal
Nutrition, health and food securityA survey conducted by CIMMYT researchers collected insights from over 200 key value-chain market actors.
Could coronavirus drive farmers to adopt sustainable practices in India’s breadbasket?
Climate adaptation and mitigationInterest in farm machinery and crop diversification spike as farmers respond to COVID-19 labor shortages.
Mechanized harvesting fuels rural prosperity in Nepal
InnovationsThe tractor-mounted reaper saves farmers time and money and offers new sources of income.
International program ushers in a new era of maize farming in Pakistan
InnovationsAgricultural Innovation Program (AIP) comes to a close but its impact lives on.