Science for scaling
Strengthen the soil, strengthen the future of agri-food systems: The Economics of Healthy Soils for Sustainable Food Systems
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Healthy soils are the foundation of resilient food systems. On this World Soil Day, we explore the link between soil health, food systems, and the 2024 theme – “Measure, Monitor, and Manage”.
New edition of Scaling Scan emphasizes on sustainable and equitable impact
Innovations
The enhanced version of the Scaling Scan tool takes into consideration how gender roles and climate change can affect or be affected by a scaling program.
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative announces 2024 Women in Triticum (WIT) awardees
Capacity development
The 2024 Women in Triticum Early Career Awards recognize early-career scientists for their advancements in wheat research and food security.
Will plants ever fertilize themselves?
Capacity development
Source: The New Yorker ()
Researchers, including Sieg Snapp from CIMMYT, are pioneering crops that fertilize themselves by harnessing atmospheric nitrogen.
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
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Fall armyworm research, development and extension for horticulture
Capacity development
Teams from Queensland DAF, Agriculture Victoria and others joined B.M. Prasanna, CIMMYT’s Maize Program Director, to discuss fall armyworm management and explore future collaboration on plant health.
EU-funded project refurbishes Gwanda veterinary lab, boosting livestock disease control
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: CITE (3 Nov 2023)
CIMMYT collaborates to enhance disease control for livestock, assisting smallholder farmers.
Global Hunger Challenges Grow
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Progressive Farmer (25 Oct 2023)
Bram Govaerts, CIMMYT director general, emphasized the global impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on agriculture and the link between peace and food production.
Breaking barriers in agriculture
Capacity development
Source: The Kathmandu Post (10 Oct 2023)
In Nepal, the collaboration between IWMI, CIMMYT, and local governments thus opened a promising path toward sustainable agricultural development, where the enthusiasm and involvement of farmers became the cornerstone of progress and innovation.
Public and Private Plant Breeding: Finding Common Ground
Innovations
Source: SeedWorld (10 Sep 2023)
Fernando Gonzalez, a retired plant breeder from CIMMYT, participated in the webinar hosted by Seed World Group, unveiling possible paths forward public and private plant breeding efforts.
The Scaling Scan — launch of 3rd edition
Capacity development
Helping great innovations scale to successful implementation.
