Innovations

Working with smallholders to understand their needs and build on their knowledge, CIMMYT brings the right seeds and inputs to local markets, raises awareness of more productive cropping practices, and works to bring local mechanization and irrigation services based on conservation agriculture practices. CIMMYT helps scale up farmers’ own innovations, and embraces remote sensing, mobile phones and other information technology. These interventions are gender-inclusive, to ensure equitable impacts for all.

Features

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CIMMYT system economist explores ways to streamline smallholder farming systems through mechanization, gender equity and conservation agriculture.

Press releases

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High-zinc and climate-resilient varieties poised to boost production for farmers and nutrition for consumers.

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This year, we published more than 250 stories related to maize and wheat science around the world. Here are some of our favorites.

Videos

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Kick back, press play and enjoy some of our favorite videos of the year.

Blogs

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New pilot in Nepal kicks off with a multi-stakeholder dialogue.

Features

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Small-mechanization pilot initiative signs up 15 service providers to boost incomes and resilience through a lease-to-own business model in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.

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Need for continuous testing and application of new breeding methods to deliver resilient seed varieties at a faster rate is more important now than ever before.

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Philip Pardey discusses the importance of collaboration between national research systems and CGIAR, and why investment in agricultural research and development is needed now more than ever.

Press releases

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CIMMYT contributes to sequencing genomes of 15 wheat varieties around the world.

News

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Scientists in the Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat for Improved Livelihoods (AGG) project share history and latest results at annual wheat research gathering.

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Wheat researchers listed among world’s most influential scholars, based on citations.

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Researchers take stock of the fertilizer recommendation tools in available in Ethiopia in support of the country’s National Soils Strategy.

Blogs

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Innovative tools and technologies help CIMMYT maize breeders in Africa accelerate the delivery of high-quality seed.

Publications

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Study explores how gender norms and intra-household dynamics shape women’s demand articulation for labor-saving technologies.

Features

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Experts discuss solutions to postharvest losses and how agricultural mechanization can benefit rural women in the Global South.