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CIMMYT Participates in the Sixth African Green Revolution Forum
CIMMYT joined 1,700 delegates from around the globe who participated in...
Gene bank crowdfunding campaign gains traction with commercial seed industry
A pledge of $10,000 by international plant breeding company KWS has...
New generation of hunger fighters needed, says Julie Borlaug at CIMMYT...
Encourage youth willing to become “hunger fighters” to take up the...
Building Zambia’s drought-tolerant maize business
Drought tolerant maize can reduce risks for farmers and allow for...
Building a sustainable future: A history of conservation agriculture in southern...
Since 2004, conservation agriculture has helped farmers in southern Africa maintain...
Maize: From Mexico to the world
For Mexicans, the “children of corn,” maize is entwined in life,...
Helping Nepalese farmers adapt to climate change
Cornell University's Linda McCandless describes some of the agricultural challenges Nepalese...
A woman for wheat: Maricelis Acevedo takes on new role
Maricelis Acevedo, newly appointed associate director for science for the Delivering...
Tanzania seed company increases demand for drought-tolerant maize
Locally adapted marketing initiatives are successfully converting farmers to the high-performing,...
Drought tolerant maize: Long-run science, investments, and partnerships pay off in...
Before climate change became a hot topic, the U.N. Development Programme...
Participatory approaches to gender in agricultural development
For gender specialist Mulunesh Tsegaye participatory approaches are the best way...
A granny’s boundless resilience and strength, a pillar for women maize...
Women play a major role in African agriculture. Purity Wanjiku, of...
Q+A: How women and girls can succeed in science, according to...
Gender balance is science is imperative to obtain the best results...
Of maize farmers, coming calves, waxing oxen, and comely camels
The gospel of ngamia. When despite drought, maize becomes a ‘source’...