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Educational video helps Kenya farmers learn benefits of drought-tolerant maize
Capacity development
A new video aimed at raising awareness among farmers about high-yielding, drought-tolerant maize varieties is set for distribution in eastern Kenya.
Scientists aim to adapt wheat to a warmer climate with less water
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Scientists battling to increase wheat production by more than 60 percent over the next 35 years to meet projected demand are optimistic that they have begun to unravel some genetic mysteries.
Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit bestowed on WHEAT independent steering committee member
Nutrition, health and food security
John R. Porter, member of the WHEAT Independent Steering Committee, was granted Knight of the French Order of Agriculture Merit at a ceremony on 1 March.
Scientists unearth genetic treasures from Mexicoās Creole wheats
Nutrition, health and food security
Findings can help to boost wheatās climate resilience worldwide
The legacy of drought tolerant maize for Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa project has contributed towards improving the seed system in sub-Saharan Africa in the face of extreme drought.
Drought tolerant maize: Long-run science, investments, and partnerships pay off in Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Before climate change became a hot topic, the U.N. Development Programme provided funding for a team of scientists in Mexico to find a better way to breed resilient maize for farmers in drought-prone tropical areas.
At 50-year mark, CIMMYT scientists strive for gender equity
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Efforts to meet agricultural needs of women farmers to bolster global food security took shape in CIMMYT’s early days.
Participatory approaches to gender in agricultural development
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
For gender specialist Mulunesh Tsegaye participatory approaches are the best way of ensuring agricultural development projects are responsive to gender dynamics.
A grannyās boundless resilience and strength, a pillar for women maize farmers
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Women play a major role in African agriculture. Purity Wanjiku, of Kenya, is a pillar for women in her village who depend on her land to grow food for their families.
Kenya gives conditional approval to grow genetically-transformed maize
Nutrition, health and food security
KALRO will conduct National Performance Trials in Kenya using genetically-transformed, insect resistant maize beginning on Feb. 9.
Q+A: Ignore preconceptions, stake claim on science, CIMMYTās Natalia Palacios tells women, girls
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Discrimination in the science sector remains a significant challenge to achieving gender balance in education and professional research, said Natalia Palacios, a top maize researcher.
Q+A: How women and girls can succeed in science, according to CIMMYTās Sarah Hearne
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Gender balance is science is imperative to obtain the best results said CIMMYT scientist Sarah Hearne on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2016.
MasAgro named a project transforming Mexico by leading university
Innovations
The Sustainable Modernization of Traditional Agriculture (MasAgro) project was named as transforming Mexico by a leading university in the country.
Researchers race to rescue wheat sample in war-torn Syria
Nutrition, health and food security
With Syria torn apart by civil war, a team of scientists in Mexico and Morocco are rushing to save a vital sample of wheatās ancient and massive genetic diversity, sealed in seed collections of an international research center formerly based in Aleppo but forced to leave during 2012-13.
NAAS fellow M.L. Jat talks climate change, sustainable agriculture
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Senior Scientist M.L. Jat has received Indiaās National Academy of Agricultural Sciences fellowship in Natural Resource Management for his āoutstanding contributions in developing and scalingā conservation agriculture-based management technologies.