Sustainable agrifood systems
Breaking Ground: Erick Ortiz Hernández innovates regional solutions for greater impact
Nutrition, health and food security
The manager of one of CIMMYT’s innovation nodes in Mexico works on the implementation of sustainable actions and strategies that integrate science to generate impact.
Lessons for gender in seed systems
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Workshop participants exchange ideas on expanding opportunities for women in the seed sector.
The missing link between maize seeds and trust
Innovations
Scientists assess the use of blockchain to track the impact of biofortified seeds.
The future of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
On International Youth Day, CIMMYT captures images of sub-Saharan African youth to celebrate their immense contributions to agriculture, farming systems, service provision and research and development.
WhatsApp, the secret of farmers in Coahuila to continue during the pandemic
Innovations
Source: Forbes MĂ©xico (25 Jul 2020)
Agriculture in Mexico has not stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic, but has had to reinvent itself.
Supporting smallholder farmers to better combat drought
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CSISA project suggests pathways to remove barriers inhibiting full use of groundwater irrigation infrastructure in Nepal’s Terai region.
Ethiopia puts in place strategies to ensure food availability amid COVID-19 crisis
Nutrition, health and food security
CIMMYT continues to support farmers and the agricultural sector in the country.
Women farmers emerging as decision-makers, innovators in wheat-based systems: Study
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Source: Down to Earth (17 Jul 2020)
Study finds that women in India adopt specific strategies to further their interests in the context of wheat-based livelihoods.
Targeted fertilizer recommendations improve maize productivity in Ethiopia
Nutrition, health and food security
Researchers in Ethiopia show that well-targeted fertilizer recommendations improve fertilizer usage and productivity of maize production.
100Q: Boosting household survey data usability with 100 core questions
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
CGIAR socio-economic researchers have developed a standardized set of farm household survey questions to improve dataset comparability over space and time.
Gauging the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on farming communities and agribusinesses in Nepal
Nutrition, health and food security
A survey conducted by CIMMYT researchers collected insights from over 200 key value-chain market actors.
When mothers learn from babies
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The “learning by doing” concept helps farmers in Zimbabwe successfully adopt sustainable agriculture principles.
Could coronavirus drive farmers to adopt sustainable practices in India’s breadbasket?
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Interest in farm machinery and crop diversification spike as farmers respond to COVID-19 labor shortages.
Mechanized harvesting fuels rural prosperity in Nepal
Innovations
The tractor-mounted reaper saves farmers time and money and offers new sources of income.
Annual Report 2019 launched
Innovations
CIMMYT’s work may begin with seeds, but our innovations support farmers at all stages of the value chain.
