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A locally made, affordable multi-crop thresher offers a convenient post-harvest processing option for smallholder farmers.

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For young Mirian, an agent of change, being part of the Honduran InnovaHub Oriente has allowed her to make agricultural innovations a means to empower her generation and women.

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In Mozambique, women spearhead efforts to enhance soybean yields with improved agronomic practices, yielding community-wide benefits.

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Working groups for seed systems stakeholders, known as Product Design Teams (PDT), are improving the availability and accessibility of seeds in Africa.

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Mashal Husain, President of the World Food Prize Foundation. Mashal shared about her career journey where no role is too small, her opportunities to carry on and elevate the legacy of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, and finally her thoughts about diversity and inclusion

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CIMMYT’s commitment to excellence and precision is exemplified in the AGG WHEAT marker-selectable trait introgression. The journey from concept to reality—marked by the entry of 97 F5 lines into yield trials—signals a new era in wheat breeding.

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Genetic trials in the region will continue throughout 2024 and 2025 to establish a baseline for genetic gains and to enable the assessment of the breeding pipeline’s progress in the coming years.

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Success stories witnessed in India, Pakistan, and Nepal underscore the transformative potential of this approach, offering a beacon of hope for agricultural communities in South Asia and beyond.

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AID-I conducted a community sensitization to connect Zambian farmers with existing mobile networks that provide agricultural and climate data.

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A workshop brings together scientists to share the latest innovations in conservation agriculture to benefit smallholder farmers and reduce the effects of climate change on food production.

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Effective communication builds trust in scientific findings; you are allowed to meander and stumble in your career path; having visible women role models early on in life is helpful, shared Anastasia Bodnar during the 14th edition of Catalysts of Change: Women Leaders in Science

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A workshop to help tackle climate challenges faced by Mutoko farmers generated significant interest among farmers and stakeholders to work towards sustainable approaches.

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CIMMYT’s systematic and targeted breeding strategy in South Asia helped develop 20 high yielding and heat-stress tolerant maize hybrids. The ongoing efforts strengthens the livelihood of farm families who are highly vulnerable to climate change in the Asian tropics.

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Saharah Moon Chapotin shares her inspiring career journey as a plant scientist making a societal difference, the importance of self-confidence in shaping career choices, and the need for emulative leadership, policies, and programs to support a diverse workplace

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CIMMYT is actively engaging a wide spectrum of stakeholders to define and harmonize target product profiles across Africa, with farmers at the heart.