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Blogs

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Working with partners, CIMMYT’s Sustainable Agrifood Systems Approach for Sudan (SASAS) program empowers farmers and herders to reduce the need for humanitarian assistance even in conflict-affected Sudan. SASAS and partners work to ensure animal health and improve the livestock value chain.

Publications

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Zinc and provitamin A biofortified maize genotypes have potential to reduce hidden hunger in Nepal.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Forbes (29 Dec 2022)

Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur, a Principal Scientist at CIMMYT, says aflatoxin, a toxin produced from soil fungus and found in groundnuts like peanuts, is a serious public health and food safety problem around the globe.

Publications

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

The current focus in nutritional circles on micronutrient malnutrition and unhealthy eating habits has raised questions about continuing to invest in research on energy-rich cereal crops and related farming systems.

Explainers

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

What they are, why they are important for your health, and how to identify them.

Podcasts

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Feeding the world’s population is only part of the challenge — we must also strive for higher-quality, more nutritious crops.