maize
Three sisters and 120 sweet potatoes: Mexican farmers embrace Maya traditions
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: The Guardian (10 Jul 2023)
Maíz Criollo Kantunil, a group of farmers and agro-ecologists, has successfully reintroduced three varieties of native maize using seeds supplied by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).
CIMMYT Director General reaffirms commitment to Zambia
Visit to Southern Africa AID-I Rapid Delivery Hub partners and intervention sites highlights strong partnerships bringing sustainable innovations to Zambia.
A seed systems success story
Environmental health and biodiversity
Drought-tolerant maize seed thrives in Zambia through partnerships with the private sector.
Strengthening partnerships with government and private sector in Malawi
Capacity development
CIMMYT-led event bringing private sector and government together is a success story of the power of collaboration.
Farmers in Buhera gear up for climate-smart agriculture
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Water harvesting technology trials give hope to farmers in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe.
Mini-tillers bolster Nepal maize farmers’ food supplies and profits, new study shows
Innovations
Farm mechanization contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of No Poverty (SDG-1) and Zero Hunger (SDG-2), with very small farms facing acute labor shortages benefited the most.
Farmers harvested double yield by adopting Wengkhar Hybrid Maize 1 in Bhutan
Nutrition, health and food security
A type of heat- and drought-tolerant maize is improving yields for Bhutanese farmers.
Digital Press Briefing with U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security Dr. Cary Fowler, and USAID Global Food Crisis Coordinator Dina Esposito
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: U.S. Department of State (19 Jan 2023)
Cary Fowler and Dina Esposito highlight CIMMYT’s work in southern Africa to address food insecurity.
‘Farmers now more aware about climate resilient agri’
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Times of India (20 Jan 2023)
Farmers in India learn how to adapt their methodologies to climate change.
CIMMYT-China workshop aims to facilitate future collaborations to battle climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT scientists and their Chinese counterparts discuss best methods for protecting food crop production from climate change.
In maize research, farmers’ priorities are our priorities
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New CIMMYT research sheds light on farmer maize preferences in Ethiopia and western Kenya.
Partnership approach to maize development praised in new study
Capacity development
Maize varieties with connections to CGIAR germplasm account for 34% of the total maize area in 2015 in 18 sub-Saharan African countries, discover researchers.
Analyzing 25 years of maize supply and demand in the Global South
Nutrition, health and food security
After first being cultivated more than 9,000 years ago, research shows that maize not only plays an essential role in global agrifood systems today but has a strongly increasing demand.
Achieving sufficiency and sustainability in maize production
Environmental health and biodiversity
At the International Maize Congress, Bram Govaerts emphasized the importance of collaborative research to work towards healthy diets and sustainable systems.
Refresher webinar on fall armyworm management in South Asia
Environmental health and biodiversity
Experts share latest updates, experiences, and ways forward to help farmers battle fall armyworm.