resilience
Farmer trials with improved seeds to promote seed production and improve local farming practices
Capacity development
In Uganda’s Bukedea District, Nelson Ekurutu, with CIMMYT’s support, is testing improved crops to help farmers boost yields and build resilience through better seeds and practices
SKUAST-K Maize Improvement Programme: Transforming Challenges into Bountiful Harvests
Innovations
The SKUAST-K Maize Improvement Programme, with CIMMYT, is transforming maize farming in Jammu and Kashmir
Rebel Seeds’ Borlaug gets Hard wheat classification
Innovations
Source: Grain Central ()
Borlaug 100’s Australian Hard classification underscores CIMMYT’s role in developing resilient, high-yielding wheat varieties.
What do we know about the future of agri-food systems in Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA)?
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: CGIAR ()
cCIMMYT’s research and development efforts are critical in addressing the environmental and socio-economic challenges of agriculture in CWANA.
Forging collaborative ties from south to south
Nutrition, health and food security
Wheat experts gather at the Second International Wheat Congress to discuss resilience and sustainability, aiming to increase collaboration in the advancement of the crop.
Advice for food systems in crisis featured in GAP Report
Nutrition, health and food security
CIMMYT explains how the world can protect agrifood systems from market shocks, such as the conflict in Ukraine, to prevent food insecurity.
How to shockproof staples in a looming global food crisis
Nutrition, health and food security
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, practical actions now can build food system resilience.
AgriLAC Resiliente presented in Guatemala
Nutrition, health and food security
Regional CGIAR Initiative will improve the livelihoods of farmers, and the resilience and competitiveness of agrifood systems, in Latin America and the Caribbean.
A new vision of making profits drives mechanization service providers in Zimbabwe
Innovations
Service providers offering mechanized services in Masvingo District, southern Zimbabwe realize quick gains in early months of the pilot.
No greater challenge
Nutrition, health and food security
World-renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs joins CIMMYT’s end-of-year event to reflect upon the important tasks CGIAR should undertake in its upcoming 50 years of impact.
Money-making machines
Capacity development
Small-mechanization pilot initiative signs up 15 service providers to boost incomes and resilience through a lease-to-own business model in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.
Saving water and time
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Drip irrigation technologies are conserving resources and improving farmer resilience in eastern Zimbabwe.
Critical reflections on COVID-19
Nutrition, health and food security
FAO-led assessment details the pandemic’s impact on agri-food systems in Bangladesh and outlines possible recovery strategies.
Farmers flock towards nutritious, orange maize
Nutrition, health and food security
A growing number of smallholders in southern Zimbabwe adopt provitamin-A maize after collective learning and knowledge transfer initiative.
Supporting smallholder farmers to better combat drought
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CSISA project suggests pathways to remove barriers inhibiting full use of groundwater irrigation infrastructure in Nepal’s Terai region.