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Emergency seed fuels quick farm recovery in drought-affected Ethiopia
Climate adaptation and mitigation
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.
Government officials learn about agricultural mechanization in Bangladesh
Capacity development
On December 10 2017,CIMMYT joined SAARC in celebrating the 33rd SAARC Charter Day.
Women are the foundation for change in rural Ethiopia
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Community conversations, a human-centered approach, puts people in charge of their own development in maize-based communities in Ethiopia.
Innovation leads South Asia’s new Green Revolution
Nutrition, health and food security
Leaders from across South Asia recently called for increased investment in conservation agriculture to protect future food systems across the region.
Success in mainstreaming CSISA-supported agricultural technologies
Capacity development
Since 2015, CSISA has been working to generate evidence on best management practices for improving cropping system productivity in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains.
The keys to make seeder calibration easy
Capacity development
The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) is helping farmers in Bangladesh save money and time with the implementation of simple calibration keys.
Local businesses boost farmer access to quality seed in Nepal
Capacity development
The Nepal Seed and Fertilizer project is working with seed companies to build their capacity for both seed production and distribution.
Facing the fall armyworm threat
Climate adaptation and mitigation
In a new blog published by Farming First, B.M. Prasanna discusses overcoming a pest that has been ravaging fields in Africa.
Ethiopian farmers profit from scaled-up, fast-track production of disease resistant wheat seed
Capacity development
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.Â
New Publications: Mitigating climate change effects on food security
Nutrition, health and food security
A new study on climate change patterns indicates that climate change could reduce total crop production 23 percent by 2050
Australian High Commissioner to India visits project fields
Nutrition, health and food security
This November, the work of the SRFSI project was marked with notable recognition by the Australian Government with a visit from the Australian High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu.
New systems analysis tools help boost the sustainable intensification of agriculture in Bangladesh
Nutrition, health and food security
In South Asia, the population is growing and land area for agricultural expansion is extremely limited. Increasing the productivity of already farmed land is the best way to attain food security.
Breaking Ground: Leonard Rusinamhodzi on innovating farming systems for climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Leonard Rusinamhodzi works with African farmers to innovate farming systems in the face of climate change.
How smarter financing can boost Nepal’s seed sector
Innovations
Nepal’s push to grow its seed sector is expanding to banking, with new financial measures expected to benefit seed companies across the country.
