Results for "family farming"
Farm mechanization under COVID-19
As the current pandemic and restrictions create labor constraints, CIMMYT experts...
Innovations, Nutrition, health and food security 
Breaking Ground: Yoseph Beyene breeds desirable maize varieties for smallholder farmers...
CIMMYT breeder applies new tools and technologies to accelerate genetic gains,...
Innovations, Nutrition, health and food security 
CIMMYT for Mexico in times of a global pandemic
CIMMYT representatives discuss the impact of the pandemic on Mexico and...
Nutrition, health and food security 
Out of the classroom and into the field
Malawian smallholders tackle challenges together using the farmer field school approach.
Capacity development, Climate adaptation and mitigation, 
Safeguarding biodiversity is essential to prevent the next COVID-19
Experts share their insights on the link between biodiversity loss and...
Environmental health and biodiversity, Nutrition, health and food security 
Seeing is believing
At demonstration farms, Kenyan farmers discover the stress-tolerant maize varieties they...
Climate adaptation and mitigation, Innovations 
Shared responsibilities and equal economic benefits
Small-scale agricultural mechanization service provision model supports women’s empowerment in the...
Capacity development, Gender equality, youth and social inclusion, 
Equal and climate-smart
Women in Malawi are inspiring the next generation of smallholder farmers...
Climate adaptation and mitigation, Gender equality, youth and social inclusion, 
Moving out of poverty or staying poor
Is it up to the village men? Or women, too?
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion, Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs 
Pests and diseases and climate change: Is there a connection?
Although farmers have been battling pests and diseases since the dawn...
Climate adaptation and mitigation, Environmental health and biodiversity 
Bringing landraces back home, 50 years later
Half a century earlier, scientists collected and preserved samples of maize...
Nutrition, health and food security 
Include small indigenous production systems to improve rural livelihoods
New research recommends targeted assistance and engagement with small farmers in...
Nutrition, health and food security, Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs 
Making seed systems work for men and women
Seed systems play a major role in Africa’s agricultural transformation —...
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion 
A switch to success
West Bengal farmer Halima Bibi recognized for success in maize production.
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion, Nutrition, health and food security 
Nurture soil as our food and climate insurance
Soil conservation means food security for farmers in Malawi.
Climate adaptation and mitigation, Environmental health and biodiversity,