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Biodiversity-smart agriculture ā the role of labour requirements
Discovering the potential of multispectral UAV and satellite sensors in detecting wheat rust in Ethiopia
Sensor technology is an efficient mitigator of crop epidemic and global food security risks.
I cannot do it alone
Entomologist Esther Ngumbi talks curiosity, passion for science, and the importance of mentorship.
While you were sleeping: increasing nighttime temperatures and their effects on plant productivity
Warming nights due to climate change are affecting wheat crops, including traditionally heat-tolerant varieties, according to a study by CIMMYT researchers. The findings underscore the need to take nighttime conditions into account when breeding resilient crop.
Transformative UK-CGIAR Partnership Announced at the Global Food Summit 2023
Source: Alliance Bioversity & CIAT (23 Nov 2023)
New partnership between the CGIAR and the British Government.
CIMMYTās Hub Model ā a learning field in Mexico for the Indian Scientists
GenderUp: a conversational tool for achieving more inclusive impact from innovations
Source: Gender Impact Platform (21 Nov 2023)
Fall armyworm research, development and extension for horticulture
Teams from Queensland DAF, Agriculture Victoria and others joined B.M. Prasanna, CIMMYT’s Maize Program Director, to discuss fall armyworm management and explore future collaboration on plant health.
Bringing Space to Place: Transforming African Agriculture with Better SOILS
Source: IFDC (5 Nov 2023)
A statement by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu- Borlaug World Food Prize
Source: FAO (6 Nov 2023)
FAO director general, QU Dongyu, honors memories with Dr. Borlaug at CIMMYT in 2006.
Researchers propose a unified, scalable framework to measure agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
Source: Life Technology (30 Oct 2023)
AGREE, created by UC Davis and CIMMYT, helps analyze emissions from diverse agricultural activities.
Global Hunger Challenges Grow
Source: Progressive Farmer (25 Oct 2023)
Bram Govaerts, CIMMYT director general, emphasized the global impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on agriculture and the link between peace and food production.
Transformative research provides pathways for including gender and socially marginalized groups
Generating evidence and contributing to discussions and policy actions for inclusive and impactful agrifood systems, leading researchers from CIMMYT working with various stakeholdersāincluding rural women farmers in Asia and Africaāconverge in New Delhi at the 2023 CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform and ICAR Conference.
Millets: Climate-resilient crops for food and nutrition security, experts reveal
As the world faces food insecurity and malnutrition fueled by a changing climate, experts reveal that millets, a valuable nutritious and climate-resilient food source, offer an opportunity to enhance sustainable food production and transform food systems.
Breeding for the traits of tomorrow
New survey identifies opportunities for redesigning crop varieties to win the race between climate change and food security.