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Planting seeds for bringing youth into agriculture
Capacity development
Academia, government and industry each have a role in attracting youth to careers in agriculture in India.
Hard work pays off
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Young Nepalese farmers look towards prosperous futures in agriculture.
Inspiring future generations of scientists
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The Global Food Security Forum for Young Scientists, hosted at Huazhong Agricultural University in China and virtually around the world, highlights cutting-edge agricultural research.
The future of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
On International Youth Day, CIMMYT captures images of sub-Saharan African youth to celebrate their immense contributions to agriculture, farming systems, service provision and research and development.
Winners of 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Latin America announced
Capacity development
Seven young farmers, researchers and activists are advancing change, innovation and research in their communities.
Women and youth find profitable business pathways through small-scale mechanization
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
FACASI project explored ways to address access to appropriate mechanization solutions.
Call for Nominees for the 2019 Maize Youth Innovators Awards – Latin America
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Open to young women and men under 35 who are implementing innovations in Latin American maize-based agri-food systems.
Are high land rental costs pricing African youth out of agriculture?
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Rural land grows scarce as populations rise and more youth farm for their livelihoods.
Winners of 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Africa announced
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
The five young awardees are advancing change, innovation and research in their communities.
Breaking Ground: Rahma Adam unleashes the agricultural productivity of Africa’s women and youth
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
CIMMYT sociologist believes there is one vital resource that remains untapped to increase food security and boost livelihoods.
How gender equity and social inclusion are improving the lives of rural families in Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Women have the potential to be drivers of agricultural transformation.
Meet the role models for the next generation of women and girls in science
Capacity development
Abdul Fatah, Khanal and Molero are helping pave the way for the next generation of female scientists.
Call for nominees for the 2019 Maize Youth Innovators Awards – Africa
Capacity development
Open to young women and men below 35 years of age who are implementing innovations in African maize-based agri-food systems.
Winners of the 2018 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Asia announced
Capacity development
Four awardees are using modern technologies, dedicated to new knowledge and with hopes to improve the world.
African youth find entrepreneurial opportunity in agricultural mechanization
Capacity development
An increasing number of youth across eastern and southern Africa are creating a stable living as entrepreneurs in agricultural mechanization service provision.
