Innovations for development
Using social network analysis to assess collaborative networks: a case study from the genebank platform evaluation
Source: CGIAR ()
SNA empowers CIMMYT to uncover and strengthen vital connections within agricultural research networks, fostering collaborative innovations for global food security.
Enhancing partnerships for agricultural development
AID-I Tanzania partners make plans to step up activity implementation, achieve wider impact, and build resilience for larger populations in 2024.
Sowing seeds of change: CIMMYT leads crop diversification efforts in South Asia
CIMMYT is leading South Asia’s crop diversification efforts with projects such as TAFSSA and RUPANTAR, focusing on evidence-based policies and robust support to smallholder farmers.
What do we know about the future of agri-food systems in Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA)?
Source: CGIAR ()
cCIMMYT’s research and development efforts are critical in addressing the environmental and socio-economic challenges of agriculture in CWANA.
Visiting Chinese scholar devoted to agricultural research in Mexico
Source: XinhuaNet ()
Exposing the potential of agricultural mechanization in India and Bangladesh
CSISA-MEA, with support from USAID, organized exposure visits to India for Bangladeshi farmers to encourage environmentally friendly practices and business expansion among ABLE enterprises.
CIMMYT wheat varieties help Ethiopia’s farmers mitigate devastating rust diseases
Ethiopia leads East Africa in wheat production, with 65% of sub-Saharan Africa’s share, through improved practices and varieties developed by CIMMYT.
Biodiversity-smart agriculture – the role of labour requirements
How K-State research feeds the world
Source: Seek Research Magazine ()
CIMMYT collaborates with Jared Crain, former director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Applied Wheat Genomics.
Wheat DEWAS to expand its wheat pathogen surveillance system project to East Africa, South Asia
Source: Farmers Review Africa (2 Nov 2023)
Connecting rural Nepalese farmers to the market through Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service
Source: ComDev Asia (26 Nov 2023)
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.
EU-funded project refurbishes Gwanda veterinary lab, boosting livestock disease control
Source: The Free Library (22 Nov 2023)
The LIPS-ZIM program to enhance livestock productivity and control diseases affecting smallholder farmers.
Response of African sorghum genotypes for drought tolerance under variable environments
Scientists revealed a vast diversity in the genetic resources of sorghum and provided a pathway for selecting promising genotypes for regions prone to drought in sub-Saharan Africa.