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One year of Women in Crop Science at CIMMYT
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionFor its first birthday, a co-founder of the Women in Crop Science at CIMMYT, talks about their journey over the past year.
Growing stronger with every season
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionAt CIMMYT, our Women in Crop Science network is working to create a more inclusive internal and external environment. Here’s a glimpse of a day in the life of our team.
Supporting the careers of women in science
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionIn an interview with Happy Makuru Daudi, she shares her career journey and why groundnut is a ‘woman’s crop’.
Solar powered dryers boost peanut production in Togo
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionThe introduction of new technology has enabled farmers in West Africa to improve the quality and minimize losses of a national staple.
On Africa’s farms, the forecast calls for adaptation and innovation
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Gates Notes (31 Jan 2023)
Bill Gates reflects on a recent visit to a Kenyan farm to see firsthand the results of work by CIMMYT and CGIAR.
Latin American female scientists collaborate on CIMMYT-supported TechMaiz project
Capacity developmentWomen researchers from Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Peru work alongside each other on innovative project and build bonds in the hope of completing future projects.
New WIRES initiatives to advance women’s careers in science and research
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionThe CGIAR Women in Research and Science (WIRES) employee-led resource group recently had a virtual engagement to discuss the progress and new happenings in the group.
The critical role of smallholder farmers of the Eastern Gangetic Plains in the global food chain
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionFor World Food Day, discover how CIMMYT is improving food security, livelihoods and nutrition in South Asia, with support from ACIAR.
Making purple maize a seed of prosperity for Peruvian farmers
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionHigh-yielding purple maize, introduced into Peruvian agriculture by Alicia Medina Hoyos, is attracting global attention.
Stepping up for South Asian women
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionThrough the CSISA project, CIMMYT is helping female farmers in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal to receive the recognition and opportunities they deserve.
Technology addresses gender inequality in wheat farming
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionMale and female farmers in Ethiopia and India face different challenges to accessing new wheat varieties, discovers CIMMYT researchers.
Gender-informed policies fundamental for climate change adaptation
Climate adaptation and mitigationReducing the gender gap in Ethiopian farming households can enhance climate change adaptation by female-headed households by almost 19%.
Special issue on gender research in agriculture highlights CIMMYT’s work on gender inclusivity
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionNew issue spotlights importance of gender inclusive approach to agricultural research for development.
Inspiring change through agricultural training: Women’s stories from Bangladesh
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionMore than 40% of the global agricultural labor force is made up of women, and in the least developed countries, two in three women are employed in farming.
Researchers urged to use common gender keywords to improve data impact
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionA lack of consistent keywords when tagging research is leading to holes in searches for gender research across CGIAR, the world’s largest network of agricultural researchers. A more systematic and sharper use of keywords when describing datasets will improve findability in searches.