Month: November 2018
West Bengal agri-entrepreneur a role model for farmers in her community
Capacity development
Bibi has been able to expand her farm and now cultivates wheat, rice and jute.
Cobs & Spikes podcast: Nitrogen science explainer
Discover the natural process of nitrogen fixation, which transforms atmospheric nitrogen into a form our bodies can use.
New study: India could cut nearly 18% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions through cost-saving farming practices
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Study identifies hotspots for biggest impact, suggests government incentives for widespread adoption
Let’s make hunger history
Innovations
Winner of the 2018 MAIZE-Asia Youth Innovators Award in the category of “Change Agent” shares her thoughts on tackling hunger.
New publications: Does a climate-smart village approach influence gender equality in farming households?
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Q&A: Expanding CIMMYT’s research agenda on markets and business
Nutrition, health and food security
CIMMYT economist Jason Donovan discusses the role of seed companies and food markets.
Ethiopian experts push for wheat self-sufficiency
Nutrition, health and food security
Annual imports now cost more than $600 million and expose national food security to global price shifts.
Comparing apples with apples: Farm economic analysis in Kathmandu
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
CIMMYT laments the passing of Theodore Assimwe, Rwandan research pillar
He was a pillar of the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), with a well-recognized research track record in maize, cassava, and sweet potato.
Breaking Ground: Susanne Dreisigacker knows wheat inside out
Innovations
Dreisigacker works to discover and validate molecular markers, or DNA segments, for traits of interest.
Inspiring millennials to focus on food security: The power of mentorship
Capacity development
Summer intern says her experience working with CIMMYT researchers in Turkey profoundly changed her career and her life.
