Asia

As a fast growing region with increasing challenges for smallholder farmers, Asia is a key target region for CIMMYT. CIMMYT’s work stretches from Central Asia to southern China and incorporates system-wide approaches to improve wheat and maize productivity and deliver quality seed to areas with high rates of child malnutrition. Activities involve national and regional local organizations to facilitate greater adoption of new technologies by farmers and benefit from close partnerships with farmer associations and agricultural extension agents.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

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Research Associate
Publications

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Over three consecutive years, researchers study conservation agriculture conditions in under-developed coastal environments in South Asia.

Publications

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With the help of big data, CIMMYT researchers in Bangladesh partner with Michigan State University and local NGOs to pinpoint opportunities to increase women’s participation in farm extension training sessions.

Publications

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Evidence suggests conservation agriculture can maintain the sustainability of agri-food systems in regions impaired by soil salinity and sodicity.

Publications

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Genetic analysis of the Afghan wheat landrace KU3067 reveals resistance to leaf rust and stripe rust, which can be used to develop further disease-resistant wheat varieties.

News

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CIMMYT is offering a new improved maize hybrid to partners, to scale up production for farmers in the region.

Blogs

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In collaboration with GIZ, CIMMYT’s Scaling Scan is helping Green Innovation Centers in Africa address the sustainability problem.

Blogs

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Agricultural businesses are investing in maize to reduce Nepal’s reliance on imports of the crop and to improve the experiences of farmers.

Blogs

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CIMMYT supports the development of site-specific fertilizer recommendations to increase rice productivity in Nepal.

In the media

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Source: The Kathmandu Post (6 Aug 2022)

Climate-resilient seeds can help sustain Nepal’s agricultural productivity and crop development, experts say.

Blogs

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Adjusting the sowing dates for wheat in eastern India will increase untapped potential production by 69%, new research shows, helping to ensure food security and farm profitability as the planet warms.

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Assistant Research Associate
News

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In 2009, a team of wheat scientists from CIMMYT, ICARDA, FAO, and national partners set off on a five-year expedition across Central Asia to collect as many landraces as they could find.