2020 Archives

Features 11 Nov 2020

The beginning of a beautiful partnership

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

Experts discuss solutions to postharvest losses and how agricultural mechanization can benefit rural women in the Global South.

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Chengetai Kadzere

Field Auxiliary - Seed Systems

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Patience Ndaruza

Field Assistant - Product Development Breeding

News 10 Nov 2020

Critical reflections on COVID-19

Nutrition, health and food security

FAO-led assessment details the pandemic’s impact on agri-food systems in Bangladesh and outlines possible recovery strategies.

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Gokul P. Paudel

Socioeconomist

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Saykhedkar Gajanan Raghunath

Senior Scientific Officer

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Geremew Awas Abdi

Research Officer II Breeder/Agronomist

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Shakemore Gara

Field Assistant - Seed Systems

In the media 6 Nov 2020

Power of data: To enhance food security

Innovations

Source: The Himalayan Times (6 Nov 2020)

CIMMYT and Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development developed a digitally enabled seed information system so farmers have timely access to quality seed.

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