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To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, CIMMYT asked women involved in agricultural science to share their views on what they would like to see change.

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New book highlights our relationship with nature and humanity’s future and tackles the age-old question: Can we control nature or are we, like all other species, bound by its laws?

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In response to Ethiopia’s worst drought in 50 years and a critical shortage of seed in 2016, CIMMYT and partners delivered over 3,400 tons of high quality seed to farmers.

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Community conversations, a human-centered approach, puts people in charge of their own development in maize-based communities in Ethiopia.

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In a new blog published by Farming First, B.M. Prasanna discusses overcoming a pest that has been ravaging fields in Africa.

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More than 75,000 small-scale wheat farmers in Ethiopia’s 4 major wheat-growing regions gain access to a vital asset—over 400 tons of seed of new, disease resistant wheat varieties. 

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Leonard Rusinamhodzi works with African farmers to innovate farming systems in the face of climate change.

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This infographic explains exactly how CIMMYT ensures that its improved maize gets to the smallholder farmers that need them most, from product development to release an commercialization, thinking of and working with farmers at every step of the way.

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Farmers in India are benefitting from technological innovations that can help prevent damaging smog levels in the capital Delhi and other areas.

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New insurance products geared towards smallholder farmers can help them recover their losses, and even encourage investment in climate-resilient innovations.

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India needs to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from its rice and livestock sectors according to a study by CIMMYT and partners.

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World Food Prize laureates have joined forces with an international alliance battling the fall armyworm, an aggressive pest indigenous to the Americas with a voracious appetite, and now widespread throughout Africa.

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Scientist Clare Stirling describes how agriculture can reduce its emissions and adapt to climate change.