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RISING Voices interviews Frédéric Baudron
Capacity developmentAfrica RISING interviews Frédéric Baudron, systems agronomist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Ethiopia.
Green manure crop cover reduces need for mineral fertilizer in Africa
InnovationsGreen manures are an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative to fertilizer for many farmers in southern Africa.
Tackling wheat rust diseases requires $108 million a year, study shows
Nutrition, health and food securityDespite efforts to develop wheat resistant to stem, stripe and leaf rusts, the diseases will continue to thwart scientists, making ongoing funding vital, a top economist has said.
Zero-till wheat raises farmers’ incomes in eastern India, research shows
Climate adaptation and mitigationRebuilding livelihoods: CIMMYT supports agricultural recovery in Nepal
Climate adaptation and mitigationThe world’s largest maize ear contest 2015
Nutrition, health and food securityScientist Denise Costich describes her experience as a judge in the contest to find “The World’s Largest Maize Ear” held in Jala, Nayarit, Mexico.
The first heat tolerant maize hybrids are licensed for deployment in Bangladesh, India and Nepal
Climate adaptation and mitigationValue of CGIAR wheat estimated at up to $3.8 billion a year, research shows
InnovationsWheat bred by the CGIAR consortium of agricultural researchers has a huge global reach.