Zimbabwe
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Reaching women with improved maize and wheat
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The new AGG project aims to respond to the climate emergency and gender nexus through gender-intentional product profiles for its improved seed varieties and gender-intentional seed delivery pathways.
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.
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.
Small is beautiful
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
7 ways to make small-scale mechanization work for African farmers.
When mothers learn from babies
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The “learning by doing” concept helps farmers in Zimbabwe successfully adopt sustainable agriculture principles.
African small-scale mechanization project winds down after strong results
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
The two-wheel tractor has proven its worth in Africa’s smallholder farms thanks to the FACASI project.
Conservation agriculture feeds people and protects the environment
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Initiative in Zimbabwe pursues holistic and multi-faceted approach to support climate resilience and increase yields.
Farm mechanization under COVID-19
Innovations
As the current pandemic and restrictions create labor constraints, CIMMYT experts discuss the role scale-appropriate farm machinery can play in addressing them.
New publication: Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems
Innovations
Study shows service provider models in Africa, Latin America and South Asia increase smallholder access to agricultural machinery, but can remain dependent on projects to tackle major bottlenecks for scaling.
Scaling out climate-smart agriculture in southern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A new series of infographics outlines the challenges that must be addressed in order to scale adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in southern Africa.
Zimbabwe: Farmer Combats ‘Hidden Hunger’. . . Grows Biofortified Crops
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: All Africa (26 Nov 2019)
CIMMYT and Harvest Plus have been breeding biofortified crop varieties of vitamin A orange maize since 2015.
Rural women of eastern and southern Africa gain ground
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
On the International Day of Rural Women, October 15, meet farmers who are leading their families and their communities to a better life.
Climate-smart agriculture: A winning strategy for farming families in El Niño seasons
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A recent study from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) shows that conservation agriculture and other climate-smart technologies are increasing yields and farmer resilience amidst drought episodes in southern Africa.