Sustainable agrifood systems

In the media

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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.

Features

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Researchers in Ethiopia show that well-targeted fertilizer recommendations improve fertilizer usage and productivity of maize production.

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CGIAR socio-economic researchers have developed a standardized set of farm household survey questions to improve dataset comparability over space and time.

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A survey conducted by CIMMYT researchers collected insights from over 200 key value-chain market actors.

Blogs

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The “learning by doing” concept helps farmers in Zimbabwe successfully adopt sustainable agriculture principles.

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Interest in farm machinery and crop diversification spike as farmers respond to COVID-19 labor shortages.

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The tractor-mounted reaper saves farmers time and money and offers new sources of income.

News

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CIMMYT’s work may begin with seeds, but our innovations support farmers at all stages of the value chain.

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CIMMYT Scaling Advisor emphasizes importance of context and systemic thinking in how we do our research and implement projects.

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The two-wheel tractor has proven its worth in Africa’s smallholder farms thanks to the FACASI project.

Publications

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New study presents a typology of women’s decision-making in wheat in India.

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A lack of consistent keywords when tagging research is leading to holes in searches for gender research across CGIAR, the world’s largest network of agricultural researchers. A more systematic and sharper use of keywords when describing datasets will improve findability in searches.

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Service provider harvest model could create opportunities for young African entrepreneurs while reducing carbon emissions.

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Two-wheel tractors are allowing Ethiopian farmers to boost their incomes and support their communities in times of need.

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The introduction of mung bean has transformed rice-wheat food systems in Nepal and has been one of the major successes of the Agronomy and Seed Scaling project.