Intrigued by the unique relationship food crops have to their geographical environment, Lorena Gonzalez dedicated her passion for geomatic technology to collect site-specific farm data that is revolutionizing the way researchers tackle hunger.

Mike Olsen, upstream research coordinator for CIMMYT maize program, works with scientists to use new technologies to increase breeding program efficiency and genetic gain.

Leonard Rusinamhodzi works with African farmers to innovate farming systems in the face of climate change.

Scientist Clare Stirling describes how agriculture can reduce its emissions and adapt to climate change.

Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease is putting maize production at risk in eastern Africa, escalating food insecurity in the region.

As a maize seed system specialist, Dagne Wegary works at the nexus between breeding science and actual delivery of improved seed to farmers.

Mainassara Zaman-Allah uses new technologies to speed up the collection of plant information for breeding.

Social inequality, including gender discrimination, hinders the potential for economic development, a key focus of the agriculture for development community.

AbduRahman Beshir and his team are developing climate-resilient, biofortified and biotic stress-tolerant maize to enhance the maize seed sector.

Balwinder Singh uses crop simulation models to help smallholder farmers in South Asia prepare for future climates and unexpected challenges.