Month: August 2014
Study shows climate change could negatively Impact maize and wheat yields by 2030
Climate adaptation and mitigationNew USAID lead for climate-resilient cereals portfolio visits Heat Stress Tolerant Maize for Asia
Climate adaptation and mitigationMasAgro Móvil brings key crop Information to farmers’ mobile phones in Guanajuato
Capacity developmentAfter registering for the service, farmers receive short, simple, timely and free agricultural information on the most innovative and profitable conservation agriculture practices.
Recent activities and accomplishments of the Agricultural Innovation Project (AIP) for Pakistan
Capacity developmentThe Agricultural Innovation Project (AIP) for Pakistan, led by CIMMYT and funded by USAID, has accomplished a great deal since its inception in March 2013. Among this year’s most notable AIP achievements by partner institutions were numerous training sessions and workshops, important vaccine developments, progress in baseline surveys and advances in seed improvement and distribution.
Wheat is not a “rich man’s crop”
Nutrition, health and food securityWheat productivity must first increase in developing countries, where yield gaps continue to be unacceptably high.
Heat stress-resilient maize hybrids for Asian farmers
Climate adaptation and mitigationThe “2nd Annual Progress Review and Planning Meeting for the HTMA Project” was held 22-23 July at UAS, Raichur in Karnataka, India. To take advantage of the presence of renowned scientists at this newly established agricultural university, the inaugural session of the meeting was organized as a special seminar on “Global initiatives on climate resilient crops.”
CIMMYT, Limagrain and Seed Co Limited teams discuss partnership for tackling maize lethal necrosis
Nutrition, health and food securityResearch managers and scientists from CIMMYT, Limagrain and Seed Co Limited held a discussion at CIMMYT-Nairobi on 4 July to forge a partnership to effectively tackle the maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease in Africa.
Partnership on maize lethal necrosis in Africa makes significant progress
Nutrition, health and food securityPartners of the Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) project in Africa, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), came together to review and discuss the progress and next steps for the project at a workshop on 14-15 May.