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Building technical capacity for emerging agri-research science and big data management
Capacity development
New collaborative survey on local cropping systems provides rural work experience for students at Chaudhury Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University.
Set an example of how to thrive
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Business-leader Altagracia Gómez Sierra calls for social profitability and the encouragement of young girls during talk on women’s leadership.
In memory of Gordon Conway
The Rockefeller Foundation announced the passing late last month of Gordon Conway, former Rockefeller Foundation President, from 1998 to 2004.
El Niño event declared: Impacts on the Limpopo river basin in Southern Africa expected
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Top African News ()
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and CIMMYT emphasize the need for continued research and efforts to understand the variation in El Niño impacts on maize yields in southern Africa.
Hard work pays off
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Young Nepalese farmers look towards prosperous futures in agriculture.
CIMMYT releases 32 new elite maize lines
Innovations
CIMMYT maize lines CML616A to CML647A have diverse trait combinations and are suitable for tropical/subtropical maize production environments.
Appropriate farm scale mechanization can aid in agroecological transformation
Environmental health and biodiversity
The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology is at the forefront of providing science-based evidence for the transformative nature of agroecology and its potential to bring about positive changes in food, land, and water systems in Zimbabwe.
CIMMYT announces 2030 Strategy
Innovations
CIMMYT recognizes all organizations with a mandate to contribute to the development sector must consider transformations in the underlying systems to create sustainable and equitable interventions.
A heartfelt farewell to Walter Falcon, an agricultural giant
CIMMYT would like to express our sincerest condolences and enormous gratitude to Walter Falcon, as he played a key role in helping us to get to where we are now, an agricultural giant.
How to add value in baking by blending wheat, millet
Innovations
Source: The Star (19 Jul 2023)
Adding value to millets can be achieved through various ways, such as incorporating them into baking.
Regional Integrated Food Security Intiatives Respond to El Niño
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Mexico Business News (1 Aug 2023)
El Niño is here. In a recent op-ed, Bram Govaerts, CIMMYT director general, lays out action steps to mitigate El Niño’s effects on the agrifood systems that sustain livelihoods in the Global South.
Research local: co-creation generates novel options to tackle global problems
Capacity development
CIMMYT research helps meet Sustainable Development Goals through engagement of scientists and stakeholders in participatory action research.
Unveiling the Nexus between Agrifood Systems and Climate Change: Harvesting insights from latest IPCC report
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Facilitating collaborations and partnerships to advance research and development efforts to advance food security and mitigate climate change.
CIMMYT welcomes US Department of State visit
Innovations
U.S. Department of State Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe visited CIMMYT in Texcoco, Mexico.
Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity – how to balance the two
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: The Conversation (14 Jul 2023)
CIMMYT researcher, Frédéric Baudron and researchers in economics, agronomy and ecology emphasise the importance of biodiversity-smart agricultural strategies in Africa.
