Sustainable agrifood systems

Publications

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Authors examine how smallholders attempt to innovate with improved wheat seed, row planting, and the broad bed maker, introduced through the Ethiopian agricultural extension system.

Features

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Unsustainable farming practices like monocropping are impacting soil health and reducing the productivity of farms.

News

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Policy to encourage alternative crops for wheat farmers in South Asia a short-term solution at best, say CIMMYT researchers

In the media

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Source: The Reporter (16 Feb 2019)

A new report shows that gender inequality in Ethiopia is hampering efforts to reach the government’s goal of wheat self-sufficiency by 2022.

Press releases

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

The project will develop maize varieties adapted to the country’s farming conditions and will promote sustainable intensification practices among farmers.

News

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Government officials, researchers and experts developed a list of recommendations going forward.

Features

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In the northwestern province of Pakistan, CIMMYT is helping connect farmers with precision planters to support higher maize yields and incomes.

News

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Scientists are working to catalyze local farming and help meet the rapidly rising regional demand wheat.

News

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Joint team recognized for their work on rice residue management using the Super Straw Management System, or Super SMS.

Features

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Projects are looking at scaling strategies to go beyond the numbers reached within a project and include sustainability and transformation.

News

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The developing world’s appetite for wheat is growing swiftly, driven in part by rising incomes, rapid urbanization and the expansion of families where both spouses work outside the house.

Publications

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Resource-poor farmers worldwide stand to gain from developments in the field of crop modelling.

Features

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

A new study explores how conservation agriculture in southern Africa supports spider populations and diversity, which could help mitigate pest damage.

Features

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Trials of the Nutrient Expert app showed improved yields, fertilizer-use efficiency and increased profits for farmers.

News

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The AWARD program advocates for a more gender-responsive agricultural research ecosystem.