CGIAR
The missing link between maize seeds and trust
Innovations
Scientists assess the use of blockchain to track the impact of biofortified seeds.
The future of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
On International Youth Day, CIMMYT captures images of sub-Saharan African youth to celebrate their immense contributions to agriculture, farming systems, service provision and research and development.
Alison Bentley to be new Global Wheat Program director
Capacity development
She will bring to CIMMYT many years of experience in wheat genetics, wheat genetic resources and wheat pre-breeding.
AGG project to ramp up genetic gains in maize for better livelihoods
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: AFRICA Agribusiness (31 Aug 2020)
Project will deliver improved, stress resilient, nutritious seed to smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia.
New project to ramp up genetic gains in maize for better livelihoods
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: The Rwandan (30 Jul 2020)
AGG project will deliver improved, stress resilient, nutritious seed to smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia.
Work to develop high yielding Striga tolerant maize seed is bearing fruit
Nutrition, health and food security
An early indication of parental lines with potential to tolerate or resist Striga, is showing “light at the end of the tunnel” for farmers battling the nutrient-sucking monster.
Breaking Ground: Sudha Nair helps bridge gap between maize breeding and genetics
Innovations
CIMMYT scientist applies genomics in maize breeding to achieve higher genetic gains.
New project to ramp up genetic gains in maize for better livelihoods
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Seed Quest (28 Jul 2020)
The new AGG project has a strong focus on more synergistic and supportive partnerships with national programs to help improve the effectiveness of their breeding efforts.
New project to ramp up genetic gains in maize for better livelihoods
Nutrition, health and food security
The new AGG project has a strong focus on more synergistic and supportive partnerships with national programs to help improve the effectiveness of their breeding efforts.
Multi-disciplinary approaches to crop improvement for faster climate change adaptation
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A strategic research framework for crop improvement integrates genomics, systems biology, physiology and crop modelling approaches.
Reaching farmers in the last mile with seeds they can trust
Capacity development
By working closely with the farmers, Masindi Seed Company puts itself at a strategic position to understand farmers’ preferred traits better.
Ethiopia puts in place strategies to ensure food availability amid COVID-19 crisis
Nutrition, health and food security
CIMMYT continues to support farmers and the agricultural sector in the country.
Targeted fertilizer recommendations improve maize productivity in Ethiopia
Nutrition, health and food security
Researchers in Ethiopia show that well-targeted fertilizer recommendations improve fertilizer usage and productivity of maize production.
100Q: Boosting household survey data usability with 100 core questions
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
CGIAR socio-economic researchers have developed a standardized set of farm household survey questions to improve dataset comparability over space and time.
