Archive for December, 2013
Programming language helps crop data analysis
December 13, 2013By Luis Narro/CIMMYT The computer programming language “R” can help crop researchers with data analysis and interpretation, students learned during a course on the tool this month. Held at the Nationa …
MasAgro offers “genetic insurance” for maize and wheat
December 12, 2013By Ricardo Curiel /CIMMYT CIMMYT work in Mexico could provide safeguards against climate change challenges. Eighty maize and wheat experts met in Guadalajara, Jalisco State, Mexico from 21 to 23 Octob …
Pocket sensors for precision agriculture to reach Ethiopian farmers
December 11, 2013By Hae Koo Kim/CIMMYT A new pocket-sized sensor could bring precision agriculture within reach of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Precision agriculture uses data from high-tech observations to assess …
Australian ambassador visits program in Ethiopia
December 10, 2013By Dagne Wegary/CIMMYT The Australian Ambassador to Ethiopia paid her first visit to a CIMMYT program this month and commended efforts to improve livelihoods in resource-poor rural households. On her …
China: farmers benefit from knowledge transfer
December 9, 2013By Jack McHugh /CIMMYT Jack McHugh, CIMMYT, and Yuan Hanmin, NAAFS, introduce participants to conservation agriculture in Litong district. The presentation was organized and supported by Bei Bing (in …
Turkey hosts global plant breeding congress
December 7, 2013By Alexey Morgounov/CIMMYT More than 650 people from 75 countries attended the International Plant Breeding Congress in Antalya, Turkey, from 11 to 14 November. The congress was organized by the Turki …
Seed technologists benefit from production training
December 5, 2013By Adefris Teklewold and Dagne Wegary Developing Ethiopia’s seed sector can help bring quality protein maize (QPM) to people at risk of protein deficiencies, participants in a seed production training …
Improved maize varieties demonstrated in Mexico
December 4, 2013By Guillermina Sosa Mendoza/CIMMYT Members of the collaborative network to test and share CIMMYT experimental maize lines and varieties for Mexico’s highlands learned about the latest improved materia …
Collaboration to combat a common climate challenge
December 3, 2013By Emma Quilligan/CIMMYT More than 70 experts on maize, millet, rice, sorghum and wheat identified cross-cutting priorities and goals to address climate change, one of the most pressing issues for foo …