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Out of the classroom and into the field
Capacity developmentMalawian smallholders tackle challenges together using the farmer field school approach.
Blast and rust forecast
Climate adaptation and mitigationNew project to deliver wheat disease warnings directly to farmers’ phones in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Breaking Ground: Sylvanus Odjo finds the right technology for each farmer
InnovationsCIMMYT postharvest specialist tests drying and storage technologies to help reduce grain losses.
Safeguarding biodiversity is essential to prevent the next COVID-19
Environmental health and biodiversityExperts share their insights on the link between biodiversity loss and emerging infectious diseases.
Collective efforts to fight fall armyworm in Nepal
Capacity developmentStakeholders work together to strengthen systems for detecting, mitigating and managing the invasion of the destructive pest.
Crossing boundaries
Nutrition, health and food securityLooking at wheat diseases in times of the COVID-19 crisis.
Seeing is believing
Climate adaptation and mitigationAt demonstration farms, Kenyan farmers discover the stress-tolerant maize varieties they were looking for.
New greenhouse honors scientist, aims to further maize wild relatives research
Nutrition, health and food securityIn an environment designed for experimental study and regeneration, maize ancestors can thrive.
Ready for the seed sector
Capacity developmentCIMMYT and partners revise Nepal’s seed science and technology curriculum, so university graduates are better equipped to join the industry’s work force.
Shared responsibilities and equal economic benefits
Capacity developmentSmall-scale agricultural mechanization service provision model supports women’s empowerment in the Ethiopian agriculture sector.
Breaking Ground: Aparna Das leads efficient and demand-driven maize research
Nutrition, health and food securityTechnical coordination between research and development partners is key to breed maize varieties that respond to the diverse needs of small farmers.
Crowdsourced data feeds fall armyworm surveillance in Bangladesh
InnovationsWeb app helps extension agents and farmers monitor the spread of fall armyworm.
For a food system at risk, women are key yet often overlooked
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionOur climate change-ravaged food systems cannot wait for the gradual progress of gender quality.
Equal and climate-smart
Climate adaptation and mitigationWomen in Malawi are inspiring the next generation of smallholder farmers to adopt climate-smart technologies.
Four ways of strengthening gender equality in the agricultural sector in the MENA region
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionExperts note that policies alone are not enough — they need to go hand in hand with strong initiatives to make agriculture a safer, more equal and respectful space for both women and men.