In the media
FAO: No threat of desert locust invasion in Bangladesh
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: Dhaka Tribune (11 Jun 2020)
While Bangladesh is at low risk of a large-scale invasion of desert locusts, efforts to curb fall armyworm will help in addressing future pests.
SADER reiterates call to transition towards sustainable agriculture
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: La Journada (5 Jun 2020)
On World Environment and amidst a global pandemic, the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development highlights example of CIMMYT’s MasAgro project.
Researcher says COVID-19 to affect Africa’s food situation
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: News Ghana (4 Jun 2020)
CIMMYT Global Maize Program Director B.M. Prasanna calls on scientists to help countries in finding faster solutions to the effects of COVID-19 on food security.
What can be done to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus from affecting agriculture?
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: Fana Television (3 Jun 2020)
CIMMYT joins EIAR and Ministry of Agriculture on panel discussing strategy to prevent food insecurity in Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic.
Fight against viruses, also in defense of maize and our food
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: Donne del Food (31 May 2020)
B.M. Prasanna, director of CIMMYT’s Global Maize Program and the CGIAR Research Program on Maize, discusses the viral disease maize lethal necrosis.
Stripe rust hits wheat crop in Nepal
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: Seed Quest (27 May 2020)
Nepal Agricultural Research Council and CIMMYT scientists suspect new races of stripe and leaf rust in the Nepal hills and terai in the recent 2020 wheat season.
Plant-based materials catch on with home-goods designers
Capacity developmentSource: The Manila Times (26 May 2020)
Mexican designer Fernando Laposse partnered with CIMMYT and works with a village of Mixtec farmers to transform unused maize husks into furniture.
Africa’s smallholders to bear the brunt of COVID-19
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: SciDev.net (25 May 2020)
As COVID-19 pandemic threatens smallholder farmers, it could be an opportunity to shift priorities and increase support to agriculture.
Fawligen registered in Bangladesh
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: PR Newswire (18 May 2020)
CIMMYT contributed to rapid assessment and registration of biological control for fall armyworm.
Opinion: COVID-19 highlights need to boost resilience of Africa’s rural poor
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: Devex (4 May 2020)
Leaders from CIMMYT, Harvest Plus and Clinton Development Initiative discuss need for smallholder farmers to be resilient against shocks — pandemics, droughts or crop infestations.
New crop varieties set to address drought, malnutrition
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: The Nation (27 Apr 2020)
CIMMYT, Clinton Development Initiative and Harvest Plus work together to make drought-tolerant and vitamin A biofortified maize available to farmers in Malawi.
IFPRI, IRRI, CIMMYT, WorldFish make joint call for measures to avert risk to food system
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: Dhaka Tribune (22 Apr 2020)
CGIAR centers recommended Bangladesh to ensure transportation of food and the flow of crucial inputs to farmers through market systems.
Coronavirus lockdown diets look the same the world over: Bread, beans, and comfort food
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: Fortune (18 Apr 2020)
Biodiversity loss poses dangers for the robustness of the environment, the safety of our food supply chain and potential exposure to pandemics.
Conservation agriculture key to better income, environment protection: Study
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: The Hindu Business Line (17 Apr 2020)
New study in India reports conservation agriculture increases crop yield and income, reduces the use of natural resources, and offers climate benefits.
Why Conserving Biodiversity Is Crucial to Prevent Future Pandemics
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: The Wire (14 Apr 2020)
Biodiversity loss creates new opportunities for pathogens to move from one species to another.