News
Women’s equality crucial for Ethiopia’s agricultural productivity
Capacity development
Source: The Reporter (16 Feb 2019)
A new report shows that gender inequality in Ethiopia is hampering efforts to reach the government’s goal of wheat self-sufficiency by 2022.
Experts analyze food systems at EAT-Lancet Commission report launch in Ethiopia
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Government officials, researchers and experts developed a list of recommendations going forward.
Reducing high yield gaps with decision-support apps
Innovations
Trials of the Nutrient Expert app showed improved yields, fertilizer-use efficiency and increased profits for farmers.
A wheat self-sufficiency roadmap for Ethiopia’s future
Nutrition, health and food security
Mechanization could boost Ethiopian wheat production and provide youth with new job opportunities.
Q&A: Expanding CIMMYT’s research agenda on markets and business
Nutrition, health and food security
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
Nutrition, health and food security
Cobs & Spikes podcast: Matthew Rouse discusses research on wheat diseases
Nutrition, health and food security
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?
Innovations
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
Innovations
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
Nutrition, health and food security
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
Nutrition, health and food security
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
Nutrition, health and food security
Money alone can’t solve Africa’s agricultural problems. International collaboration is key.
Farmers in Ethiopia willing to pay more for quality protein maize
Nutrition, health and food security
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
Climate adaptation and mitigation
After eight years the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project concludes this June.
