United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Seeing is believing
Climate adaptation and mitigation
At demonstration farms, Kenyan farmers discover the stress-tolerant maize varieties they were looking for.
Ready for the seed sector
Capacity development
CIMMYT and partners revise Nepal’s seed science and technology curriculum, so university graduates are better equipped to join the industry’s work force.
Breaking Ground: Aparna Das leads efficient and demand-driven maize research
Nutrition, health and food security
Technical coordination between research and development partners is key to breed maize varieties that respond to the diverse needs of small farmers.
Crowdsourced data feeds fall armyworm surveillance in Bangladesh
Innovations
Web app helps extension agents and farmers monitor the spread of fall armyworm.
Equal and climate-smart
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Women in Malawi are inspiring the next generation of smallholder farmers to adopt climate-smart technologies.
Smartphones drive data collection revolution, boost climate-smart agriculture in Bangladesh
Climate adaptation and mitigation
For the first time widespread monitoring examines how farmers are coping with climate stresses.
‘Sharing’ or ‘sparing’ land?
Environmental health and biodiversity
How can we feed more people while protecting nature and biodiversity?
Ten new CIMMYT-developed maize varieties released in Pakistan
Innovations
New maize varieties to bolster seed sector and enhance farm productivity.
Include small indigenous production systems to improve rural livelihoods
Nutrition, health and food security
New research recommends targeted assistance and engagement with small farmers in rural Guatemala to improve livelihoods and reduce migration pressures.
New project strengthens capacity to fight fall armyworm in Bangladesh
Capacity development
Public and private partners join forces to mitigate voracious pest.
Study calls for better understanding of fertilizer prices faced by African smallholder farmers
Innovations
Scientists use spatial price prediction models to estimate local prices that might be more relevant than the national average.
Making seed systems work for men and women
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Seed systems play a major role in Africa’s agricultural transformation — but are they gender-friendly?
Seed systems in Nepal are going digital
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Digital seed information system will connect farmers to information and seed suppliers.
Fruitful year for wheat, maize varieties
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Dawn (23 Dec 2019)
Pakistan has released 20 new high-yielding, disease-resistant and climate change-resilient wheat and maize varieties during the year.
