seed health
Seeds of change: one woman’s mission to transform her community
Capacity developmentIn Tanzania, community champions like Venansia Swale play a fundamental role in encouraging the adoption of improved seeds and increasing yields for smallholder farmers.
Accord of international center and Spanish cooperative seed supplier will bolster farmers’ access to climate-resilient wheat in the Mediterranean Basin
Climate adaptation and mitigationWheat breeding lines that pass testing under Mediterranean heat and dry conditions are specially suited for rainfed farming around the Basin, including in North Africa.
Afriseed: How improved legume seed can help transform Zambia’s agrifood systems
Climate adaptation and mitigationAfriseed and AID-I are helping smallholder famers in Zambia transition to improved, high-yielding legumes.
How CGIAR maize breeding is improving the world’s major staple crop for tropical regions
Climate adaptation and mitigationMaize breeding innovations by CIMMYT, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and CGIAR’s Accelerated Breeding Initiative, will deliver climate-resilient and nutritionally enriched maize varieties for farmers and consumers.
Consider the seed
Environmental health and biodiversityThe second installment in the CGIAR International Year of Plant Health Webinar Series tackles the often-overlooked issue of germplasm health.
Prevention is better than cure
InnovationsAmos Alakonya talks pests, procedure, and why everyone should be concerned about seed health.