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Pakistani and CIMMYT scientists are working with wheat farmers to test and promote precision agriculture technology.

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New varieties of white maize in Pakistan have the potential to both quadruple savings of irrigation water and double crop yields for farmers.

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The Haiti Mayi project aims to kick-start a local seed sector, keep famine at bay, end dependence on international aid and reduce imports.

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Three major commercial maize-growing and seed exporting countries in southern Africa were found to be so far free from the deadly maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease.

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CIMMYT’s drought-tolerant varieties have been delivered to three million farmers across Africa.

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Maize lethal necrosis poses a major concern to researchers, seed companies and farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

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CIMMYT inaugurated the first national maize stem borer mass rearing laboratory at the National Agricultural Research Center in Islamabad on 25 October 2016.

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The Agricultural Innovation Program Agronomy’s annual meeting was held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 2-3 August 2016.

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CSISA’s Earthquake Recovery Support Program has helped more than 40,000 farmers in earthquake-hit areas of Nepal for over a year.

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CIMMYT joined 1,700 delegates from around the globe who participated in the sixth African Green Revolution Forum.

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Maize has emerged as a preferred choice for farmers in Karnataka, India.

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CIMMYT collaborates with the Cereal Crops Research Institute and Petal Seed, a local seed company in Pakistan to produce new planters.

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Two hybrids from CIMMYT developed under the Heat Tolerant Maize for Asia (HTMA) project were ranked first and third during the 2015 All-India Coordinated Maize Program trials.

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State-of-art research facilities leap Africa’s Agricultural potential through modern research.

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HTMA’s annual review and planning meeting was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25-26 July 2016.