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.

In the media

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Source: News 18 (16 Jun 2023)

Temina Lalani-Shariff, CGIAR regional director for South Asia, explains how mechanization technologies sustainably manage land and water systems for smallholders, enhancing food security and promoting gender equality in agriculture.

Publications

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Crop simulation models predict that climate change will lower global wheat production by 2050 in Africa and South Asia, where food security is already threatened.

In the media

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Source: The Indian Express (13 Jun 2023)

CIMMYT contributed to India’s agricultural development during the 1950s and 1960s. A brief history of this involvement – through the Green Revolution – is useful to understand CIMMYT’s journey of strengthening global partnerships.

Features

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Smallholder farmers increasingly benefit as the younger generation adopts mechanization and sustainable agri-technologies.

News

CIMMYT partners with Turkish Ministry to strengthen defenses against food security threat.

In the media

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Source: Technology Times (24 May 2023)

CIMMYT, Pakistan’s National Agriculture Research Center, and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology have collaborated in a project to increase the capacity of breeders and technical staff to develop new high-yielding and disease-resistant wheat varieties.

Features

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The delivery of row seeders from India to Benin demonstrates a new path to sustainable South-South business relationships.

News

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Smart smallholder fertilizer management practices to address food security and climate change.

Features

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20 years of rigorous scientific research.

News

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Harisankar Nayak’s thesis honored at a ceremony hosted by India’s Vice President

Research Associate
News

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Delegates travelled to South Asia to witness the success of a collaboration which is combatting wheat blast disease in Bangladesh and for other wheat growing nations.

Projects

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