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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.

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Carolina Sansaloni’s passion for genetics began when she was at university in Argentina, an interest that grew as she moved on to receive her master’s and doctoral degrees in molecular biology.

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Molecular analysis research by Deepmala Sehgal has led to the discovery of novel genes for yield, disease resistance and climate resilience in previously little-used wheat genetic resources.

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For the first time, researchers have mapped rivers and freshwater canals in southern Bangladesh using geospatial tools.

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Global research networks must overcome nationalist and protectionist tendencies to provide technology advances the world urgently needs.

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Improved maize varieties offer new economic opportunity to families in Kenya.

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Micro-satellites are emerging as an effective low-cost option to collecting data like sow date and yields on small farms across the developing world.

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Humanity relies on soils not only for food production but also for a range of vital ecosystem services, its health is essential to a healthy and food secure future.

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CIMMYT scientists will present at the COP 13 conference on a new collection of tools and resources that could revolutionize maize breeding and promote genetic diversity conservation.

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200 world-class scientists from over 20 countries will gather in Mexico from December 13 to 15 for the 4th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium.

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Recent media reports show that the 19 million inhabitants of New Delhi are under siege from a noxious haze.

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Leaf rust is increasingly impacting durum wheat production worldwide.

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Researchers improve global collaboration on harnessing genes in breeding that can help the crop withstand the effects of climate change.

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An online learning platform created in partnership with the Seeds of Discovery (SeeD) initiative will revolutionize the project’s capacity development efforts.

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Maize lethal necrosis poses a major concern to researchers, seed companies and farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

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For the first time, transgenic maize hybrids that combine insect resistance and drought tolerance have been harvested from confined field trials.