SystemDev
Pakistan-China wheat breeding cooperation ensures Pakistan’s food security, UN SDGs: experts
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Xinhua ()
The Pakistan-China partnership, with CIMMYT’s support, aims to improve wheat yield and quality in Pakistan, targeting sustainable agriculture and advancement towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
Progressive development: preparing women for employment in agriculture-based light engineering
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Source: CEREAL SYSTEMS INITIATIVE FOR SOUTH ASIA ()
CIMMYT’s CSISA-MEA initiative, funded by USAID, is empowering women in Bangladesh’s agri-engineering sector by offering technical training and promoting gender-inclusive workplaces
Empowering communities through sustainable agriculture
Capacity development
For young Mirian, an agent of change, being part of the Honduran InnovaHub Oriente has allowed her to make agricultural innovations a means to empower her generation and women.
Accord of international center and Spanish cooperative seed supplier will bolster farmers’ access to climate-resilient wheat in the Mediterranean Basin
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Wheat breeding lines that pass testing under Mediterranean heat and dry conditions are specially suited for rainfed farming around the Basin, including in North Africa.
MARA-CIMMYT Joint Laboratory hosts CGIAR delegation
Environmental health and biodiversity
The MARA-CIMMYT Joint Laboratory, hosted by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), welcomed a delegation of CGIAR directors on genetic innovation and resources.
Maria Itria Ibba presents award for research into improving nutrition in staple foods
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
CIMMYT delegation explores collaboratives avenues with PAU for agricultural advancement
Innovations
Source: City Air News ()
CIMMYT and Punjab Agricultural University explored collaborative ventures to advance agriculture.
Advancing appropriate-scale mechanization in the Global South
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Premised on sharing best practices and charting a way forward towards harnessing appropriate scale mechanization, CIMMYT led an engaging meeting with key stakeholders in Zambia.
Advancing wheat breeding through rapid marker-selectable trait introgression
Innovations
CIMMYT’s commitment to excellence and precision is exemplified in the AGG WHEAT marker-selectable trait introgression. The journey from concept to reality—marked by the entry of 97 F5 lines into yield trials—signals a new era in wheat breeding.
East African wheat breeding pipeline and E&SSA network
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Genetic trials in the region will continue throughout 2024 and 2025 to establish a baseline for genetic gains and to enable the assessment of the breeding pipeline’s progress in the coming years.
Building on fifty years of collaboration, a visit by Chinese politicians to CIMMYT in Mexico breeds new opportunities for tackling global agricultural challenges
Innovations
Building on fifty years of collaboration, a visit by Chinese politicians to CIMMYT in Mexico breeds new opportunities for tackling global agricultural challenges.
Reaching farmers in Zambia
Capacity development
AID-I conducted a community sensitization to connect Zambian farmers with existing mobile networks that provide agricultural and climate data.
Mechanization can transform but scaling is a challenge
Capacity development
Source: Mexico Business News ()
CIMMYT advances agricultural mechanization to boost smallholder farming, targeting efficiency and inclusivity.
Scientists at NaSARRI to develop iron and zinc bio-fortified sorghum
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Charmar News ()
CIMMYT, in partnership with NaSARRI and stakeholders, is pioneering a project in Uganda to biofortify sorghum with iron and zinc to reduce malnutrition in East Africa.
Advancing conservation agriculture
Capacity development
A workshop brings together scientists to share the latest innovations in conservation agriculture to benefit smallholder farmers and reduce the effects of climate change on food production.