South Asia

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

CIMMYT’s systematic and targeted breeding strategy in South Asia helped develop 20 high yielding and heat-stress tolerant maize hybrids. The ongoing efforts strengthens the livelihood of farm families who are highly vulnerable to climate change in the Asian tropics.

Publications

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Protecting farmers from wheat blast, a lethal plant disease, could be made easier through enhanced monitoring and forecasting tools.

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Collaborative project between CGIAR research centers aiming to improve food security in South Asia launches in three countries.

News

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

New Initiative builds on CGIAR’s collective strengths and brings together stakeholders to address key regional development challenges.

News

tag icon Innovations

CIMMYT is offering a new improved maize hybrid to partners, to scale up production for farmers in the region.

News

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

The voracious and devastating pest has the potential to spread quickly not only within India, but also to other neighboring countries in Asia.