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A wheat self-sufficiency roadmap for Ethiopia’s future
Mechanization could boost Ethiopian wheat production and provide youth with new job opportunities.
Q&A: Expanding CIMMYT’s research agenda on markets and business
CIMMYT economist Jason Donovan discusses the role of seed companies and food markets.
International research-for-development coalition against fall armyworm, the not-so-nice, very hungry caterpillar
Cobs & Spikes podcast: Matthew Rouse discusses research on wheat diseases
We talk to the recipient of the World Food Prize 2018 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application. Rouse is being recognized for his work on Ug99.
Are advisory apps a solution for collecting Big Data?
CIMMYT has been researching the use of mobile apps to provide site-specific agronomic advice to farmers.
Suitcase-sized lab speeds up wheat rust diagnosis
MARPLE (Mobile And Real-time PLant disEase) is a portable testing lab which could help speed-up the identification of devastating wheat rust diseases in Africa.
CIMMYT collaborator wins Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
Matthew Rouse, a researcher with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is being recognized for his work to contain and reduce the impact of Ug99.
Seed companies are responsible for creating demand for quality protein maize
Recently, the CIMMYT-led, Global Affairs Canada-funded, Nutritious Maize for Ethiopia project has led field visits for a number of high-level stakeholders.
How collaboration can help grow and transform agriculture in Africa
Money alone can’t solve Africa’s agricultural problems. International collaboration is key.
Farmers in Ethiopia willing to pay more for quality protein maize
In Ethiopia, 44 percent of children under the age of five experience impaired growth due to poor nutrition. Quality protein maize helps combat stunting and boosts nutrition in children who survive on a maize-dominated diet.
End of eight-year project leaves farmers ready to tackle climate change in Africa
After eight years the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project concludes this June.
Science can reverse “new normal” of climate change-related disasters
Building small scale mechanization capacity of service providers in Ethiopia
A CIMMYT project aims to increase soil fertility through direct row planting of major crops in Ethiopia, such as maize, wheat and teff.
CIMMYT promotes gender awareness in agriculture research and development in Ethiopia
Gender awareness and gender-sensitive approaches are slowly spreading into agricultural research, extension, and policy in Ethiopia, according to industry experts.