Results for "family farming"
Costich retires, but her odyssey continues
The head of the Maize Germplasm Bank, who retired in September,...
Capacity development 
Best of 2020: Our favorite videos
Kick back, press play and enjoy some of our favorite videos...
Innovations 
New publications: Voicing demand for farm power
Study explores how gender norms and intra-household dynamics shape women’s demand...
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion, Innovations 
Saving water and time
Drip irrigation technologies are conserving resources and improving farmer resilience in...
Climate adaptation and mitigation 
Farmers flock towards nutritious, orange maize
A growing number of smallholders in southern Zimbabwe adopt provitamin-A maize...
Nutrition, health and food security 
Reflections on resilience
Mother-trial farmers in Zimbabwe’s Mwenezi district share their experiences, lessons and...
Climate adaptation and mitigation 
Starting with a seed
Inclusive seed business model empowers women from marginalized communities in Nepal.
Capacity development, Gender equality, youth and social inclusion 
Empowered rural women take on entrepreneurship
Women in Odisha, India, successfully shoulder responsibility in leading their families...
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion 
En route to improved agronomic literacy
Women in rural Nepal prosper from training program on soil fertility...
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion 
Cobs & Spikes podcast: What is conservation agriculture?
Sustainable farming method can increase resilience to climate change, protect biodiversity...
Climate adaptation and mitigation 
Work to develop high yielding Striga tolerant maize seed is bearing...
An early indication of parental lines with potential to tolerate or...
Nutrition, health and food security 
Small is beautiful
7 ways to make small-scale mechanization work for African farmers.
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion, Innovations 
When mothers learn from babies
The “learning by doing” concept helps farmers in Zimbabwe successfully adopt...
Climate adaptation and mitigation, Environmental health and biodiversity, 
Farmers diversify crops in their fields and food on their plates
Two-wheel tractors are allowing Ethiopian farmers to boost their incomes and...
Innovations 
Farm mechanization under COVID-19
As the current pandemic and restrictions create labor constraints, CIMMYT experts...
Innovations, Nutrition, health and food security 