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New initiative links smallholder farmers in Zambia with a market opportunity in oil seed production, driving uptake of modern varieties and sustainable, intensified agricultural practices.

Zambia Minister of Agriculture host CIMMYT Director General for deliberations on the country’s strategic road map.

CIMMYT experts collaborate with private sector to propel improved variety adoption in Malawi.

CIMMYT-led event bringing private sector and government together is a success story of the power of collaboration.

Water harvesting technology trials give hope to farmers in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe.

CIMMYT is working with Zimbabwe government organizations to facilitate sustainable food security initiatives.

In the Mbire and Murehwa districts of Zimbabwe, smallholder farmers are being introduced to agroecology interventions as part of a CGIAR Initiative.

Around one thousand farmers flocked to a recent two-day climate-smart seed and mechanization fair in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo district, signaling strong interest in these two climate adaptation strategies.

Financially-accessible mechanization options are reducing labor and providing further job opportunities for smallholders in Zimbabwe.

A project run by CIMMYT is giving farmers access to demos, field days and seed fairs to improve their understanding of good agronomic practices and improved seed varieties.