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.
A switch to success
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionWest Bengal farmer Halima Bibi recognized for success in maize production.
Agricultural solutions to tackle humanity’s climate crisis
Climate adaptation and mitigationScience offers opportunity to curb greenhouse gas emissions related to agriculture and meet climate goals.
A major step toward seed self-sufficiency
Climate adaptation and mitigationNepal boosts domestic maize hybrid seed production.
Stress-resilient maize, a big relief for Indian farmers
Climate adaptation and mitigationSmallholders in India’s Karnataka state get higher yields from drought- and heat-tolerant maize.
CIMMYT wheat scientists receive top honors from US agricultural scientists
InnovationsHans-Joachim Braun and Alexey Morgunov receive awards and fellowships at annual meeting of crop science peers.
How Haryana cut stubble burning this season
InnovationsSource: Down to Earth (13 Nov 2019)
The state of Haryana has supplied machines like the Happy Seeder to farmers, who saw costs drop and yields increase this year.
India pollution: How a farming revolution could solve stubble burning
InnovationsSource: Deustche Welle (8 Nov 2019)
CIMMYT scientist M.L. Jat argues that India now needs to undergo a second, “evergreen” revolution, driven by technology such as the happy seeder.
Vietnam strengthens ties with CIMMYT
Capacity developmentVisit to CIMMYT headquarters reaffirms research collaboration.
Fight against fall armyworm in Asia benefits from experience in other regions
Capacity developmentScientists mobilize African and Latin American knowledge to protect Asia’s maize.
Breaking Ground: Velu Govindan is mainstreaming zinc to combat hidden hunger
InnovationsCIMMYT wheat breeder supports smallholder farmers without access to a diversified diet by improving nutritional quality in wheat.
Sharp rise in Punjab-Haryana farm fires ahead of Diwali
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: Times of India (21 Oct 2019)
CIMMYT Principal Scientist M.L. Jat notes high number of happy seeders in Haryana and Punjab.
Delhi Air Quality Descends to ‘Very Poor’, Worst Yet to Come
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: The Wire (17 Oct 2019)
Balwinder Singh warns that air pollution in India could be severe due to burning crop residue.
Agriculture and sustainability: the contribution of microsatellites
InnovationsSource: Donne del Food (16 Oct 2019)
Study by CIMMYT, Stanford and Cornell shows microsatellites can contribute to sustainable increase of food production.
The man who fed the world
Nutrition, health and food securityBBC radio show Witness History focuses on the life and work of Norman Borlaug.
2019 World Food Prize recognizes the impact of bringing improved seeds to Africa, Asia and Latin America
InnovationsThe work of laureate Simon N. Groot has helped smallholder farmers to enhance vegetable production and has improved the diets of millions.