Affordable grain drying and storage technologies cut down aflatoxins
November 9, 2018NAIROBI, Kenya (CIMMYT) — Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa lose up to a third of their grain after harvest because they often use poor grain storage technologies and ineffective drying practi …
CIMMYT trains early career scientists on wheat rust diagnosis and management
November 9, 2018NJORO, Kenya (CIMMYT) — The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), in collaboration with Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and Cornell University, re …
Reaching out to millions of smallholder farmers: exploring collaboration with Shamba Shape-Up
November 8, 2018On October 22, David Campbell, CEO of Mediae, and his team presented their TV and digital education and development programs to International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) staff in Nairo …
Webinar: Do medium and large-scale farms generate income spillovers for rural households?
November 7, 2018Land acquisitions by foreign and local investor farmers has generated much speculation about the impacts on smallholder households and rural communities. Jordan Chamberlin, a Spatial Economist at the …
CIMMYT set to strengthen collaboration with China’s Sichuan Province
November 7, 2018On October 23, 2018, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) welcomed a delegation of government officials from Sichuan Province, China, for the signing of a memorandum of unders …
Rooting for a green comeback
November 6, 2018For decades, rice stubble has been burned in India to clear fields and prepare for wheat sowing. The easiest way of getting rid of rice crop residue is to burn it in bulk, but this poses a serious thr …
New publications: Does farm structure matter?
November 1, 2018Farmland distributions are rapidly evolving in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, as data from the World Bank’s Tanzanian Living Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys in Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) …
Cobs & Spikes podcast: Blue maize opportunities for Mexican farmers
October 22, 2018Blue maize is a ubiquitous aspect of Mexico’s food culture, especially in the central highlands. Most of it is grown by small-scale farmers for local consumers who value it for its rich flavor and tex …
Reflections on the global impact of biofortification
October 19, 2018Over two billion people across the world suffer from hidden hunger, the consumption of a sufficient number of calories, but still lacking essential nutrients such as vitamin A, iron or zinc. This can …
2018 World Food Prize recognizes action to improve child nutrition
October 18, 2018DES MOINES (Iowa) — As winners of the 2018 World Food Prize, Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro are being recognized today for their individual work in unifying global nutrition efforts and reducing ch …
Scaling up mechanization in Bangladesh through partnerships
October 17, 2018Over the last two decades, a significant number of rural Bangladeshis – especially youth – have migrated to urban centers, looking for higher paying jobs and an escape from agricultural labor. Conor R …
New publications: Reducing agricultural risk is key to poverty eradication
October 17, 2018The theme for this year’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is: Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights and dignity. …
Fighting hidden hunger from the ground up: the powerful link between soils and nutritious food
October 15, 2018Conserving organic matter in soils improves vital nutrients in wheat, according to new study in Ethiopia. On World Food Day, CIMMYT Systems Agronomist Frédéric Baudron highlights the role of healthy s …
CIMMYT has key role to address global nutrition challenges, says maize quality specialist
October 15, 2018Natalia Palacios, CIMMYT maize quality specialist, spearheads the center’s work to raise the nutritional value of maize-based foods. Exposure to more frequent and intense climate extremes is threateni …
Exploring the gendered rules shaping agricultural innovation
October 12, 2018How do gender norms, agency and agricultural innovation interlink? How can we research this question comparatively to better understand patterns without overlooking the specificities of different cont …
Cobs & Spikes podcast: Matthew Rouse discusses research on wheat diseases
October 12, 2018This week the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) launched a new podcast: Cobs & Spikes. This is a space where we’re going to break down complex science into bite-sized, audi …
CIMMYT launches new podcast, Cobs & Spikes
October 11, 2018Cobs & Spikes is a new podcast from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). This is a space where we’re going to break down complex science into bite-sized, audio-rich expla …
CIMMYT shows partners in Kenya new breakthroughs in maize and wheat research
October 10, 2018NAIROBI (Kenya) — Members of the International Maize Improvement Consortium (IMIC) and other partners had a chance to go on a field visit to the Kiboko and Naivasha research stations in Kenya on Septe …
New publications: Book on linear selection indices, first on the subject in thirty years
October 9, 2018After two years of meticulous work, the book Linear Selection Indices in Modern Plant Breeding has been released by Springer International Publishing for use by plant and animal breeders worldwide. Th …
CIMMYT releases 26 new maize lines
October 4, 2018The new lines are specifically adapted to tropical/subtropical maize production environments in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and are freely available to both public and private sector breeders wo …