Emma Orchardson
Capacity development
Mechanization takes off
Successful establishment of an agricultural machinery workshop in Meki signals a boost for private sector-driven mechanization in Ethiopia.
Nutrition, health and food security
Can Uganda attain zero-hunger?
New study projects food demand in 2030 and considers the implications for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.
Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
Cereal grain harvesting and post-harvest machinery in Nepal
National value chain study presents an overview of the country’s maize, wheat and rice harvesting equipment, from manufacturing and imports to farm-level service provision.
Nutrition, health and food security
Beneficial bioactives
Don’t discount the contribution cereals can make to combatting micronutrient malnutrition, say researchers.
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Nutrition, health and food security
What is nixtamalization?
Water, heat and lime transform grain in a traditional Central American maize processing method.
Innovations
New publications: Doubled haploids in maize — development, deployment and challenges
CIMMYT researchers outline the potential opportunities and key challenges of doubled haploid line development in maize.
