data
New Soil Intelligence System for India provides high-quality data using modern analytics
Capacity development
The initiative will serve to develop comprehensive soil information at scale for the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha
Are advisory apps a solution for collecting Big Data?
Innovations
CIMMYT has been researching the use of mobile apps to provide site-specific agronomic advice to farmers.
How a seed bank in Mexico produces data to help alleviate poverty
Innovations
Scientist Kevin Pixley leads a project to catalogue 178,000 corn and wheat seeds at the CIMMYT seed bank near Mexico City.
Experts call for data revolution to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Capacity development
Modern data systems are essential to monitor, manage and plan actions taken by governments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Breaking Ground: Cesar Petroli on data-driven use of maize genetic diversity
Innovations
Access to genetic data can revolutionize research partnerships and lead to major benefits for crop breeders aiming to help smallholder farmers boost yields, says geneticist Cesar Petroli.
Big data for development research
Capacity development
Both private and public sector research organizations must adopt data management strategies that keep up with the advent of big data if we hope to effectively and accurately conduct research.
Maize and wheat global gender study: coding large-scale data to reveal the drivers of agricultural innovation
Capacity development
Over the last week, MAIZE and WHEAT CRP investigators from the global cross-CRP study on gender in agricultural innovation met at El Batán from 26 Feb to 1 March to take stock of progress so far and plan the next steps in the implementation of this unique research initiative.
