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.
Improved access to finance can boost seed business in Nepal
Innovations
The Nepal Seed and Fertilizer (NSAF) project is expanding its support to include finance, working with commercial banks to develop and expand access to innovative financial products for seed companies.
Groundwater, the unexpected villain in India’s air pollution crisis
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: The Telegraph (15 Jul 2019)
CIMMYT study reveals water conservation policies by the regional governments of Haryana and Punjab aggravate air pollution.
Cranking, a thing of the past
Innovations
In Bangladesh, a newly available device takes the hassle out of starting the engine of two-wheel tractors, particularly for women entrepreneurs.
Reconciling food security, resource depletion and environmental quality trade-offs in India
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Policies and technologies key to sustainable development in India’s breadbasket.
Honoring the life and legacy of Fred Palmer
Capacity development
Palmer made key contributions in applied science to fight hunger and improve livelihoods in the 20th Century.
The case for rushing farmer access to BARI Gom 33
Nutrition, health and food security
Researchers urge donor agencies to support the dissemination of new blast-resistant, biofortified wheat in Bangladesh.
Groundwater conservation policies help fuel air pollution crisis in northwestern India, new study finds
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Later rice planting in Haryana and Punjab leads to concentrated agricultural burning in the late fall and 39% higher peak fire intensity, contributing to poor air quality.
Millions at lower risk of vitamin A deficiency after six-year campaign to promote orange-fleshed sweet potato
Nutrition, health and food security
More than two million households across six countries received sweet potato enriched with vitamin A as part of a project led by the International Potato Center (CIP).
System uses plants to lure fall armyworm away from maize fields
Innovations
Scientists in Nepal are evaluating push-pull cropping systems as a pest control method.
A burning issue
Climate adaptation and mitigation
How sustainable agriculture is helping mitigate air pollution in South Asia.
Slow-release nitrogen fertilizers measure up
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Briquetted urea and polymer-coated urea more efficient as maize fertilizers than regular urea, researchers in Nepal find.
Biofortified maize and wheat can improve diets and health, new study shows
Nutrition, health and food security
New varieties deliver essential micronutrients to those who lack diverse diets.
The fall armyworm, explained
Nutrition, health and food security
A series of infographics shows farmers in Bangladesh the threat of fall armyworm, how to identify it in the fields and what to do in case of damage.
SRFSI: The West Bengal story
Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the state of West Bengal, India, farmers and entrepreneurs are finding success with the help of climate-smart conservation agriculture practices.