Sustainable agrifood systems

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CIMMYT’s mechanization team is in a quest to build the perfect machine for each farmer.

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Researchers suggest agro-ecological approaches be promoted as a core component of integrated pest management programs.

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In the state of West Bengal, India, farmers and entrepreneurs are finding success with the help of climate-smart conservation agriculture practices.

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Partners from four countries reflect and plan ahead after five years of the SRFSI project.

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Source: Daily Trust (23 May 2019)

CIMMYT researchers report a sub-surface drip fertigation system combined with conservation agriculture uses less water to produce the same wheat and rice yields.

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Source: The Herald (21 May 2019)

Announcement by Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement was made at CIMMYT FACASI project meeting.

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Research team behind revolutionary field test for wheat disease wins prestigious BBSRC prize.

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Research shows African farming households are far more dependent on hire labor markets, and much more inclined to hire mechanization services, than previously thought.

Associate Scientist and Wheat Crop Modeler

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Associate Scientist - Cropping Systems Agronomist
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A new book draws on experiences of men and women farmers across eastern and southern Africa who bravely embraced change to improve their farming methods and the lives and livelihoods of their families.

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Source: The Nigerian Voice (3 May 2019)

The FACASI project has benefited over a hundred young people from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

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After eight years of project learning, reflections on what conservation agriculture means for African smallholder farmers, the dialogue between scientists and policy makers, and next steps.

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The role of fertilizer traders as agricultural extension agents in Bangladesh.