Year: 2019
Capacity development
International Maize Improvement Consortium for Africa ramps up seed innovations
CIMMYT launched the consortiumin May 2018, to better engage with a committed set of partners and to achieve enhanced maize yields in Africa.
Capacity development
CIMMYT celebrates AWARD’s ten years empowering African women in agricultural research
The AWARD program advocates for a more gender-responsive agricultural research ecosystem.
Innovations
Finding the story behind weeds
Researchers use the Photovoice methodology to better understand weed management practices.
Innovations
Cobs & Spikes podcast: Hello Tractor and agricultural innovation
Dubbed the “Uber for the farm”, Hello Tractor’s app easily allows tractor owners to rent their machinery to farmers and to improve business and operations.
Capacity development
Visiting researcher from Malaysia studies growing importance of maize and wheat in the country
Fazleen Abdul Fatah notes that few studies document shifts between cereals.
